Why were the Phoenicians important in history?

The people known to history as the Phoenicians occupied a narrow tract of land along the coast of modern Syria, Lebanon and northern Israel. They are famed for their commercial and maritime prowess and are recognised as having established harbours, trading posts and settlements throughout the Mediterranean basin.

Explanation:

because The land of Canaan was a land of plenty, where there were grapes and other fruits, olives and honey, hence it was seen by Abraham - from the region of present-day Iraq - as the "promised land" "where milk and honey flows".

Explanation:

The people known to history as the Phoenicians occupied a narrow tract of land along the coast of modern Syria, Lebanon and northern Israel. They are famed for their commercial and maritime prowess and are recognised as having established harbours, trading posts and settlements throughout the Mediterranean basin.

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