Step-by-step explanation:
Along with their famous purple dyes, Phoenician sailors traded textiles, wood, glass, metals, incense, papyrus, and carved ivory. In fact, the word "Bible," from the Greek biblion, or book, came from the city of Byblos. It was a center of the trade of papyrus, a common writing material in the ancient world.
The first cities in Phoenicia, such as Byblos and Sidon (SYD•uhn), were important trading centers. Their homeland was dry and not suitable for farming, so the Phoenicians turned to the sea to become the greatest travelers and traders of their time.