Monday, February 27, 2012

The Phoenician Alphabet | 1050 BC

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

Describe the shape of the letters and what tool created them?shapes were angular and straight created with a stylus

What two reasons made the Phoenician alphabet so successful?it contrasted with other scripts that used contrasting characters that were difficult to learn & the trading culture of the Phoenician merchants spread the use of the alphabet into parts of North Africa and Europe

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



it was the first widespread phonetic script, it's simplicity allowed it to be used in many languages, and it allowed common people to learn how to write
Post an example of the Phoenician alphabet in visual form.



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