20 ! what impact did the phoenicians have on ancient trade routes?

Thus the Phoenicians could not only import and export what was produced and manufactured themselves, they could also serve as intermediary broker between the different civilizations with which they had interaction and transport products such as papyrus, textiles, metals and spices.

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