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How was the Phoenician system of writing similar to the Egyptian system of writing?
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∙ 7y ago
Alphabetic is phonic, cuneiform is pictographic.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 9y agoThose were very different. Cuneiform was hard to learn with many symbols. The Phoenician alphabet had 22 letters so it was easier to master.
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∙ 7y agoIt was different - the Egyptian system was pictographic and syllabic, the Phoenician one was alphabetic.
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∙ 7y agoBoth use symbols for sounds, however cuneiform uses symbols for syllables, Phoenician uses symbols for alphabetic characters, more accurate and flexible,
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∙ 6y agoOne is alphabetic, the other syllabic.
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What was the writing system in Phoenician?
The Phoenicians developed the Phoenician alphabet, also known as the Proto-Canaanite alphabet for writing. One theory is that it may have had its origins as an adaptation of the Egyptian hieroglyphs to the Canaanite language.
Why Phoenician develop a writing system?
For communication and records.
Where did the Phoenicians develop a writing system?
In the Phoenician city-states.
What was the connection between trade and the Phoenician alphabet?
The Phoenician trading ship spread their writing system around the Mediterranean Sea.
How did the Egyptian writing system compare with the Mesopotamia?
Egyptian hieroglyphs are pictographs that correspond the sound of the first syllable of the thing being depicted. Phoenician cuneiform writing uses abstract symbols to correspond with spoken sounds. The latter evolved into the Greek alphabet, then the Roman alphabet, and then into the modern Western alphabet.
What was the Egyptian system of writing as?
Hieroglyphics
Were the Greek Egyptian and Hebrew languages used to compose the alphabet?
Not really, no. The First modern, fully alphabetic writing system (including vowels) was the Greek alphabet, which was inspired by the Phoenician alphabet, which only had consonants.
What was in the Phoenician alphabet?
It was the first system of characters for phoenetic writing, on which Greek, Latin and modern European writing developed.
Why was the Egyptian writing hieroglyphics?
Because that was the writing system that they invented.
What is a description of the Egyptian writing system?
The Egyptian writing system is very complex. It uses symbols, signs, and possibly pictures of plants and animals.
What are Mayan hieroglyphs?
Mayan script was initially called "hieroglyphics" by 18th Century Europeans, because of it's similarity to Egyptian writing, and the system is similar to Egyptian writing, but term "hieroglyphics" is usually reserved for Egyptian writing. Mayan script is more often called "Mayan glyphs."
What was the name of the Egyptian system of writing?
Hieroglyphs
