Answer:
The Phoenicians did not have the resources needed to support an empire and preferred to focus on colonization.
Explanation:
- The Phoenicians founded colonies in all parts of the Mediterranean sea. They were the first to pass through Gibraltar (pillars of Hercules).
- They had ships made of cedar wood
- They founded new colonies on these sea routes, the most famous of which was Carthage (which means -New Castle) in 814 B.C.
- They jealously guarded the secret of maritime travel & told other nations on these roads that there were dragons that swallowed sailors