2 Read again and complete the sentences. 1 The Phoenician civilisation lived on ______. 2 The Phoenicians used to work as ______. 3 They sailed around the Mediterranean selling ______. 4 The first alphabet was the ______. 5 The Phoenicians needed the alphabet so that ______. 6 The Greek alphabet was a model for ______.

Here are the completed sentences based on the text: 1. The Phoenician civilisation lived on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea. 2. The Phoenicians used to work as shipbuilders and sailors. 3. They sailed around the Mediterranean selling things like wood and glass. 4. The first alphabet was the Phoenician alphabet. 5. The Phoenicians needed the alphabet so that they wanted to communicate with their trading partners in Greece, Rome and Egypt. 6. The Greek alphabet was a model for the Roman alphabet.