Use the drop-down menus to complete the sentences. the phoenicians relied on expert navigation to create a network of trade routes throughout the mediterranean sea. they used raw materials to make trade goods which they then to other countries. to support their trade routes, the phoenicians established , some of which grew into powerful city-states such as carthage in north africa. through cultural diffusion, phoenician achievements such as their were spread to other civilizations and remain in use today.

sold; colonies; alphabet.

The Phoenicians were expert sailors and tradesmen. They are believed to have been the first people to use the North Star to guide their voyages. They also developed knowledge of wind patterns and ocean currents.

As their routes became more regular, the Phoenicians established settlements in areas of land they saw as desirable. These settlements developed into colonies, such as Carthage.

The Phoenician alphabet had 22 symbols, which each symbol standing for a sound. Greeks adopted this way of writing around 750 BC. The Romans adopted the Greek alphabet around 100BC, resulting in an alphabet that looked much like ours today.

facts: the 14th amendment

the 14th amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws.

the 14th amendment was intended to protect the rights of former slaves after the american civil war.

the 14th amendment was approved by congress in june of 1866 and ratified by the states on july 9, 1868.

the 14th amendment establishes that all persons born in the united states are citizens and are guaranteed all the rights of citizenship.

the 14th amendment establishes that the law protects all citizens equally.

in this case the passage of the 14th amendment   that was violated was the last part in which it states that there is equal protection of the law.

the historians cited in the article all agree with one another about the cause of the civil war. despite coming from different backgrounds and cultures, the historians agree that slavery was the root cause of the civil war. the fact that all these historiansgenerally agree with one another makes their shared viewpoints more reliable and valid, especially because the historians have different backgrounds and all work for the well-respected institutions of howard university, clemson university, and the university of colorado.