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The Phoenicians Did you know that there were many powerful civilizations in ancient times? One of them were the Phoenicians. It was located in what is now modern Lebanon. The Phoenicians had four important features. They had advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, and record keeping. (Louis L. Orlin) The Phoenicians were very educated people. They were educated because they made their own alphabet. Their alphabet resembles the Greek alphabet and the alphabet we use today. This allowed them to keep written by records. (Ronald Wallenfels, Jack M. Sasson). The Phoenicians had kept written records for laws and rules. There was information on taxes, land use, and jail sentences. The Phoenicians did not make any advancements in technology, but they made purple dye made from soil. The Pho