Wednesday, February 29, 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/incised with a stylus

What two reasons made the Phoenician alphabet so successful?
trading/allowed it to be used in multiple languages

What long term effects on the social structures of civilizations did the Phoenicians have with the creation of their alphabet?
first widespread script

Post an example of the Phoenician alphabet in visual form.

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