Question

What about Phoenician geography made them rely on imports and exports? Select the two correct answers.

(1 point)
Responses

their lack of farmland

their lack of farmland

their emperor's choice to train soldiers not farmers

their emperor's choice to train soldiers not farmers

their warlike history

their warlike history

their close proximity to the Mediterranean

their close proximity to the Mediterranean

their close relationship with neighboring empires

1 answer

The two correct answers are:

  1. their lack of farmland
  2. their close proximity to the Mediterranean

These factors made the Phoenicians reliant on trade for the resources they could not produce locally.