The correct answer is C) the Greeks' decision to invade Phoenicia in order to control their trade routes.
Phoenician access to the Mediterranean Sea led to the Greeks' decision to invade Phoenicia in order to control their trade routes.
The Phoenicians were great sailors. They built modern ships for the time and established a network of trade across the Mediterranean Sea. They had important trade routes to places such as Greece, to southern Europe, North Europe to Britain, North Africa, and Western Africa via the Atlantic Ocean. The Greeks and their powerful navy decided to invade the Phoenicians in order to take them out the control of the trade routes.
