Phoenicia was a civilization to the north of Canaan. that existed from 1200 to 900 BC. People from Phoenicia had their own language, Phoenician, which is the origin of most of the world's alphabets.
Phoenicians set up colonies in the Mediterranean region and beyond, Carthage being one of them. Phoenician traders went as far as the British Isles to buy tin. At their peak, the Phoenicians were a major power in the Mediterranean.They were similar to the ancient Greeks in that they were a collection of City states
