Thursday, February 23, 2012

The Phoenician Alphabet | 1050 BC

The Phoenician alphabet is based on what principle? one sign represents one spoken sound.

Describe the shape of the letters and what tool created them? angular and straight, right to left.

What two reasons made the Phoenician alphabet so successful? not as complicated and the trading culture of the Phoenician merchants spread the use of the alphabet.

What long term effects on the social structures of civilizations did the Phoenicians have with the creation of their alphabet? its simplicity allowed it to be used in multiple languages and common people learned how to write. the characters were very simple.  


Post an example of the Phoenician alphabet in visual form.


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