Their city-states in the Levant and Carthage in North Africa and New Carthage in Spain..
YES
Tyre, Sidon, Byblos.
silver, tin, and copper
Imports - foodstuffs, hides, agricultural produce. Exports - timber, dyes, glass, metals, slaves.
Tyre, Sidon, Carthage.
The high point of Phoenician culture and sea power is usually placed ca. 1200-800 BC.
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sailing skills
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A Phoenician sea trader would have needed sailing skill, navigational skill, defensive ability, business acumen.
Adverse weather, hostile competitors, welcoming customers.
Weather, pirates, hostile competitors.