If you were a trader in the Ancient Mediterranean and wanted to trade with the Phoenicians, which of the following would you probably hope to receive from them?

Select the best answer from the choices provided.

A.

purple dye and cedar wood

B.

cedar, figs, and oils

C.

purple dye and figs

D.

oils, Torahs, and figs

The answer is A

Explanation:

The Phoenicians were among the greatest traders of their time and owed much of their prosperity to trade. At first, they traded mainly with the Greeks, trading wood, slaves, glass and powdered Tyrian purple. Tyrian purple was a violet-purple dye used by the Greek elite to color garments.