The Phoenician alphabet is based on what principle?
~One sign represents one spoken sound
~One sign represents one spoken sound
Describe the shape of the letters and what tool created them?
~Angular and straight
~Angular and straight
~Stylus
What two reasons made the Phoenician alphabet so successful?
~It was simpler system than the contrasted scripts of the time like Cuneiform
~It was simpler system than the contrasted scripts of the time like Cuneiform
~The maritime 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?
~First widespread phonetic script- its simplicity allowed it to be used in multiple languages; it also allowed common people to learn how to write
~Simple appearance of the characters- disintegrated class divisions between royalty and the common people
Post an example of the Phoenician alphabet in visual form.
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