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Test: ISEE Lower Level Reading
Adapted from Early European History by Hutton Webster (1917)
The Phoenicians were a Syrian people whose country was a narrow stretch of coast, about one hundred and twenty miles in length, seldom more than twelve miles in width, between the Lebanon Mountains and the sea. This tiny land could not support a large population. As the Phoenicians increased in numbers, they were obliged to betake themselves to the sea. The Lebanon cedars furnished soft, white wood for shipbuilding, and the deeply indented coast offered excellent harbors. Thus, the Phoenicians became preeminent sailors. Their great cities, Sidon and Tyre, established colonies throughout the Mediterranean and had an extensive commerce with every region of the known world.
| 1. | Which of these is NOT one of the reasons why the Phoenicians became "preeminent sailors"? |
All of these answers are reasons why the Phoenicians became "preeminent sailors."
Their population was growing beyond the capacity of their lands.
They lived in a very small, coastal country.
They had access to excellent Lebanese cedar for shipbuilding.
They had a coastline perfectly designed for harbors.
