Their two main cities were Sidon and Tyre. The Phoenicians were a trading people who came from the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. Project or Show the map of the Mediterranean as you introduce the Phoenicians. Images of Phoenician ships can be also be downloaded at this site. Click on “The Phoenician World with Cities “ and "Phoenician Land and Sea Voyages". Other useful maps may be found at A Bequest Unearthed, Phoenicia. In order to do the activities outlined here you will need to download or project the The Phoenician World and the The NEH Phoenician Alphabet Page. You could use it, together with the maps and illustrations provided, to introduce your students to the Phoenicians. Write a short paragraph (with the teacher or alone) on a topic related to learning or using the Phoenician alphabet.Ī short narrative description of the Phoenicians is included below. Say why the alphabet was important for the Phoenicians.Ĭompare some of the Phoenician letters to our letters. Understand that the Phoenicians invented the first form of our alphabet. When and why did they invent the alphabet?Ĭan we see some early forms of our own letters in this very old alphabet?Īfter completing this lesson students will be able to:ĭescribe the Phoenicians as a trading people who lived long ago on the shores of the Mediterranean. Who were the Phoenicians and where did they live? Our first lesson will be about the Phoenicians, who invented the alphabet inherited by the Greeks, Romans, and eventually, us. The Alphabet is Historic: The Phoenicians and the Beginnings of the Alphabet Historical reference maps for Phoenicia, Greece, and Rome
George Khalaf, A Bequest Unearthed, Phoenicia (linked through The Perseus Project). Original images and Phoenician type font courtesy of S.
"Aleph" is the first letter in the Phoenician alphabet, and corresponds to our "A".
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