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Phoenicians' ships
The Phoenicians ships were being built from around 1500 to 300 B.C. Throughout that time the Phoenicians traveled and traded across the Mediterranean. The Phoenician started as a farming civilization but the non fertile soil could not sustain the farming. The ships were used to travel, in warfare, and to trade with other civilizations. There were two types of ships, the warships, and the merchant ships. Both ships were very large. Large enough to fit over a hundred men on board. The merchant ships were much larger than the warships. The merchant ships were so large because they had to not only fit the large crew but also goods for trading.
7. The ship above is a warship. The warships were seen as creatures and had eyes painted on the front to guide them.
Process of building
The Phoenicians ships were built using a technique called pegged mortise and tenon joinery. The pegged mortise and tenon joinery is when two planks are joined by making holes in each of the planks and fitting a peg, called the tenon, into the holes. Then they would fit a dowel into the tenon. The tenon would then be glued into place. This whole process makes it so that the planks can't move apart from each other. The pegged mortise and tenon joinery is still used today in many things, such as furniture. Each ship had at least 15 to 20 oars, and an anchor that weighed over 600 pounds.
8. A replica of a Phoenician ship.
The effects
The Phoenicians traveled all across the Mediterranean spreading their culture and techniques. as they traveled they established many city-states along the Mediterranean, and in larger civilizations. The Phoenicians established these city states so that they could trade better with the other civilizations. The Phoenician ship also affected things today. The Phoenicians techniques advanced the way ships were built, and influenced the way other things, such as furniture, were built.
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