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How did the Greeks modify the Phoenician alphabet after 850 BCE to make their own alphabet?
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They added vowels and modified the consonants to fit the sounds of the Greek language.
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What did the Greeks adopt to make writing easier?
They adapted the Phoenician alphabet.
From what alphabet did the Greeks create their alphabet?
The Greeks did not invent the alphabet. The alphabet was invented by the Phoenicians; the Greeks merely adapted the Phoenician alphabet to their own language.The Phoenician alphabet was originally a syllabary, but because of sound changes in the language it evolved into an alphabet.
What ideas did the Greeks adopt from the Phoenicians?
None. It was thought that the Greeks adopted the alphabet and the color named 'tyrian purple'. The reverse is actually the case as the Phoenicians did not have an alphabet they had a cuneiform script lacking any vowels. The Greek proper alphabet of linear A and linear B both predate phoenician cuneiform script. The archaeological findings in Crete at Komos has unearthed murex shells (used to make 'Tyrian purple', which show that the Minoans cultivated the sea-snail in factory farms for the production of the purple dye at least 300 years before it appeared in Tyre. The Phoenicians did however become strong traders using the ships and celestial navigation adopted from the Greeks.
What is the phoenician alphabet?
It is the first alphabet, adopted and adapted by the Greeks and Romans, and is the basis of our alphabet today. It took hold because it gave an accurate and economical alternative to the cumbersome pictograms and syllabic writings which it replaced.
Did the Ancient Greeks make the first alphabet?
No - they copied theirs from the Phoenicians.
What did the Greeks adopt to make writing easier?
They adapted the Phoenician alphabet.
From what alphabet did the Greeks create their alphabet?
The Greeks did not invent the alphabet. The alphabet was invented by the Phoenicians; the Greeks merely adapted the Phoenician alphabet to their own language.The Phoenician alphabet was originally a syllabary, but because of sound changes in the language it evolved into an alphabet.
How did the Greeks change the Phoenician alphabet?
The Phoenicians invented the Phoenician alphabet to use themselves to simplify writing and make it more usable thant the previous systems used in Egypt and Mesopotamia. The Greeks adapted it for their own use, they are pioneers of vowels in alphabet.
Why is there a Greek alphabet?
The first form of the alphabet was the Phoenician alphabet. Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians all built off of the Phoenician alphabet. The Greeks then took ideas from the Phoenician alphabet and used it to make there own alphabet, first ever with vowels.
What ideas did the Greeks adopt from the Phoenicians?
None. It was thought that the Greeks adopted the alphabet and the color named 'tyrian purple'. The reverse is actually the case as the Phoenicians did not have an alphabet they had a cuneiform script lacking any vowels. The Greek proper alphabet of linear A and linear B both predate phoenician cuneiform script. The archaeological findings in Crete at Komos has unearthed murex shells (used to make 'Tyrian purple', which show that the Minoans cultivated the sea-snail in factory farms for the production of the purple dye at least 300 years before it appeared in Tyre. The Phoenicians did however become strong traders using the ships and celestial navigation adopted from the Greeks.
What is the phoenician alphabet?
It is the first alphabet, adopted and adapted by the Greeks and Romans, and is the basis of our alphabet today. It took hold because it gave an accurate and economical alternative to the cumbersome pictograms and syllabic writings which it replaced.
What did the Phoenician alphabet make it easier for people in ancient world to do?
Write words.
What did the Phoenician alphabet make it easier to do?
learn the language and write, im pretty sure......
When did the Greeks make the Greek alphabet?
Records of the Greek alphabet go back to about the 9 Century BCE.
Why did the Greeks make the alphabet?
So they could e-mail YOUR MOM.
Did the Ancient Greeks make the first alphabet?
No - they copied theirs from the Phoenicians.
What contribution did the Phoenicians make to the development of the alphabet?
The Phoenicians introduced the first use of the alphabet. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ NOW I KNOW MY ABC'S........ OK you get it! The Phoenicians introduced the first use of the alphabet. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ NOW I KNOW MY ABC'S........ OK you get it!
