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It was alot easier to learn. Especially if u spoke a different language. When the Poenicians sailed overseas to trade, it spreaded the alphabet very quickly.
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How did the Phoenician script differ from cuniform?
One was an alphabet - sympbols combine to make words. Cunieform is syllabic.
Did the Phoenicians use cuneiform?
yes
In what specific way did Phoenician writing differ from cuneiform?
Phoenician writing was an alphabetic script, with one symbol representing one sound, while cuneiform was a complex script with many signs representing syllables, words, or concepts. Phoenician writing was more flexible and easier to learn compared to cuneiform.
Why was the cuneiform not used by the Phoenicians?
The Phoenicians did not use cuneiform because they developed their own writing system, known as the Phoenician alphabet. This alphabet was easier to use and suited the needs of the Phoenician traders and merchants. Cuneiform was associated with Mesopotamian cultures, and the Phoenicians had their own distinct cultural identity.
Write about cuneiform script?
The Sumerians were the first to devise a script. This is knew as the cuneiform script. This in the from of pictographs signs, symbols and pictures which denoted objects. Henry Rawlinson deciphered the Sumerian script......
What was the writing form of Hammurabi scribes called?
cuneiform
How are the Phoenicians alphbet and cuneiform writing different?
the phoenician's is more simplified
What language did they use on the cuneiform?
Cuneiform script was used to write several languages in the ancient Near East, including Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian. Each language had its own set of cuneiform signs and variations in the script.
What are differences between cuneiform and the Phoenician alphabet?
Cuneiform is an ancient writing system of wedge-shaped characters used in Mesopotamia, while the Phoenician alphabet is a simpler script with 22 consonant symbols developed by the Phoenicians. Cuneiform was used for several languages and included syllabic and logographic elements, while the Phoenician alphabet was primarily consonantal and served as the basis for many modern alphabets.
How did the Phoenicians improve upon the Sumerian invention?
The Phoenicians improved upon the Sumerian invention by when the Sumerians invented the first writing system (symbols and cuneiform) the Phoenicians invented the alphabet which was easier.
What Sumerian invention did the Phoenicians improve?
They developed an alphabet to impr0ve on the cuneiform writing system.
Did the Phoenicians invent cuneiform?
No, they invented an alphabet from which the Greek, Latin and today's alphabets descended.
