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The earliest example is in Byblos, dating about 1,000 BCE. It is speculated that they started developing it in about 1,500 BCE.
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∙ 12y agoThey created the alphabet so they could have a source of communication. They had this source of communication to communicate with other religions such as the Greek who had a similar alphabet.
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∙ 14y agoThe Phoenicians created the Phonetic alphabet around 1050 BC.
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∙ 6y agoThe earliest example is in Byblos, dating about 1,000 BCE. It is speculated that they started developing it in about 1,500 BCE.
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∙ 6y agoAbout three thousand years ago.
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What group was known for the first alpahbet?
The Phoenicians created the first alphabet that is the basis for the modern alphabet.
Who created the alphabet first the Phoenicians or the mesotopians?
Neither (plus there is no such thing as mesotopians). The Alphabet was created by the Ancient Egyptians (but their alphabet was mixed with other symbols, called pictograms). The Phoenicians are credited with creating the first purely phonetic writing system.
What was the contribution of Phoenician alphabet to Hebrew?
The Hebrew alphabet was borrowed from the Phoenicians.
When was the 22-letter alphabet created by Phoenicians invented?
About 3,000 years ago.
What did the Phoenicians do?
They did a lot! One invention is the alphabet. Many people think that the Greeks did that, but really the Phoenicians did, and later, the Greeks adopted the Phoenicians alphabet and changed it. That's the alphabet we use today!
What culture developed the alphabet?
It depends on how you define "alphabet"The Egyptians were the first to create any form of phonetic symbol. They had an alphabet with 24 consonants that they mixed in with logo-grams (symbols representing whole words).The Phoenicians were the first to have an entirely phonetic-based writing system (an alphabet of 22 consonants).The Greeks were the first to have a full alphabet of both consonants and vowels.
What Phoenician inventions did the Greeks improve?
the alphabet
What were the Phoenicians known?
their alphabet
Which Iron Age sea-faring people created a non-pictographic alphabet?
The Phoenicians were the Iron Age sea-faring people who created a non-pictographic alphabet.
Where is the alphabet from?
The Phoenicians invented the alphabet in the 1900's B.C.E.
From who did the Greeks learn the alphabet?
the phoenicians
Who impacted the Greeks alphabet?
The Phoenicians
