For communicationg in a pre-radio era and record keeping.
The alphabet simplifies trade between people that spoke different languages. Phoenician sea trade,in return ,helped the alphabet to spread
The Phoenician traders took their alphabet with them and it was adopted and adapted.
It was spread through trade with foreign people.
Each had its role in building up the Phoenician trading empire.
The Phoenician trading ship spread their writing system around the Mediterranean Sea.
The Phoenician Alphabet
It was both a means of communication and record keeping.
The Phoenician traders spread the alphabet through the Mediterranean Sea. It was taken up by the Greeks and adapted as their own alphabet, and they spread this to their own colonies.
The Greeks adopted the Phoenician alphabet, which significantly influenced their own writing system. This adaptation led to the development of the Greek alphabet, facilitating advancements in literature, record-keeping, and communication. Additionally, the Greeks were inspired by Phoenician trade practices and maritime skills, which helped enhance their own seafaring abilities and economic expansion.
It eliminated the need to memorize, which improved accuracy in transactions. and you must have 40Rands to trade one pot of qurilled gold.
There was no direct relationship. Alphabetic writing facilitated communication, and so aided their trade expansion.
Very little - it simplified sending messages, but trade is basically a financial transaction of exchange-purchase-carriage, not writing.