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 =Palestine=

About 1100 B.C. the most powerful traders along the Mediterranean were the Phoenicians. They founded a number of wealthy city-states around the Mediterranean. They sometimes competed with one another. The first cities in Phoenicia were Byblos, Tyre and Sidon. These first cities were important trading centers. The Phoenicians were remarkable shipbuilders and seafarers. They were the first in Mediterranean people to travel beyond the Strait of Gibraltar. Another trip was not repeated again for 2,000 years.

The Phoenicians developed an Alphabet. They did use cuniform but the also made their own. Their alphabet has 22 letters.