The Phoenician alphabet is based on what principle?
-Scholars believed it to be a direct variation of Hieroglyphics
Describe the shape of the letters and what tool created them?
- others hypothesized ties with cuneiform or an independent creation.
What two reasons made the Phoenician alphabet so successful?
- based on the principle that one sign represents one spoken sound.
What long term effects on the social structures of civilizations did the Phoenicians have with the creation of their alphabet?
-This system contrasted with other scripts at the time which used complex characters and were difficult to lear
Post an example of the Phoenician alphabet in visual form.
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