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The Greek alphabet was thought up by the phoenicians.
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How did the trade with other people contribute to Greek civilization?
it led to the development of the greek alphabet
Which ancient alphabet forms the basis for the majority of modern languages in use today?
The Phoenician alphabet, from which the Greek and Latin alphabets were developed.
Are Roman and Greek writing the same?
If by writing you mean the alphabet, they were similar when the Greeks used their western alphabet (there was also an eastern one). The Latins, like the Etruscans and all other peoples of ancient Italy adopted and adapted the western Greek alphabet which was brought to Italy by Greeks who settled in southern Italy.
How Rome adopted and adapted Greek culture?
It is hard to tell how the Romans adapted Greek styles to suit their needs. The main feature was how deeply they were influenced by the Greeks of southern Italy in their archaic (early) period and the Greeks of mainland Greece in their classical period. With regard to architecture and sculpture there was a fusion of Greek styles, existing Roman traditions and artistic influence from other peoples who lived in the Roman Empire. The Romans developed into a multicultural people how were happy to be influenced by the peoples they came into contact with. Greek influence started very early on in Roman history. The Greeks established colonies (settlements) in southern Italy in the 8th and 7th century BC. Being a more advanced civilisation, their arrival had a big impact on all the Italic peoples they came in contact with during the archaic (early) period. This led to the adoption and adaptation of the western Greek alphabet by all Italic peoples, including the Latins (the Romans were Latins). Greek motifs for pottery decoration and Greek architectural styles were adopted by the Etruscans. Etruscan civilisation arose out of trade with and influence by these Greeks in what has been called the orientalising period. Recent archaeological evidence has shown that the archaic Latins were also involved in this process and that there was influence from the Greeks of Cumae (a Greek city near Naples) as well as the Etruscans. This is not surprising as both were neighbours. In the 6th century BC the Romans started using the books of the Sibylline who were Greek oracles, some of whom lived in Cumae in Italy. Greek influence on the Romans continued past the archaic period. During the Second Punic War (218-202 BC) they 'imported' Cybele (whom they called Magna Mater, Great Mother) a Greek goddess because the sibylline oracles said that with this Rome could defeat Carthage. The Romans also adopted the Greek god Apollo, who was an oracular god; that is he was the god of the oracles. Influence from the Greeks of mainland Greece increased. By the time the Romans became involved in mainland Greece in the third century BC, the Roman elites had already become Hellenised (absorbed Greek culture). The elites looked up to the Greeks. Their education was both in Latin and Greek and they were fluent in Greek. The highest stage in their education was a stay in Greece to study Greek philosophy. The earliest educators in Rome were Greeks. In Rome there were Greek libraries as well as Latin ones. The Romans adopted some Greek gods and linked their gods to the Greek ones. They also absorbed much of Greek mythology. Roman architecture and sculpture were based on Greek models; hence the term Greco-Roman art, and Greek artists were highly praised in Rome.
Words that start with Q in ancient Greece?
There is no Q in the ancient greek alphabet. There was a qoppa, but it was an allophone for kappa - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qoppa I am doing a project for school right now on Ancient Greece. We have to have a word for each letter of the alphabet. For "Q" I put quail. The Greek god Hephaestus's' favorite bird was the quail. There are not any other words involved with Ancient Greece that start with "Q". I hope this helped you.
How did the trade with other people contribute to Greek civilization?
it led to the development of the greek alphabet
Which ancient Indian religion had the greatest impact on other civilizations?
Amish
Where was the Etruscan alphabet adopted from?
greeks
What was the Cyrillic alphabet significance?
It is the alphabet used in Russia and other countries. It is based upon but not identical to the Greek alphabet. See link for more.
What is the meaning of Cyrillic alphabet?
The Cyrillic alphabet is the alphabet used by Russian-speakers and a few other languages in the Slavic language family. It is made up of Greek and Hebrew characters and is used to spell out Russian (and other Slavic) words phonetically. It was created by Greek missionaries when they traveled to Russia.
What other civilizations did the Persians interact with?
They interacted with the Egyptians, Greek, Gupta, Han Dynasty(China)
What do Mediterranean Europe letters look like?
Mediterranean Europe has three alphabets: Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek. Latin-Mediterranean languages include: Spanish French Italian Maltese Albanian Turkish Slovene Croatian Bosnian* Montenegrin* - English uses the Latin alphabet, so this is what Latin letters look like. However, alphabets differ between languages and some letters can be added or removed. For example, Ch and Rr are considered letters in the alphabet in some languages. Cyrillic-Mediterranean languages include: Bosnian* Montenegrin* - The Cyrillic alphabet was created in 10th century Bulgaria and was widely adopted throughout Eastern Europe. Some other languages that use the Cyrillic alphabet are Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Bulgarian. Look at the link below to read about and see the Cyrillic alphabet. Greek-Mediterranean languages include: Greek - Greek is the only language to use the Greek alphabet. The Greek alphabet was created in the 8th century BCE. Because of the importance of the Greek language and alphabet, you can still see signs of it being used all throughout the Western World today. For example, fraternities and sorotities use Greek letters as their names (for example, Alpha Delta Omega [A Δ Ω]). Look at the link below to read about and see the Greek alphabet. * - Bosnian and Montenegrin are used in wide levels in both the Latin and Cyrillic alphabet. Alphabets can be converted into other alphabets. For example, you can write the English language (Latin alphabet) in the Greek alphabet, or the Greek language (Greek alphabet) in the Latin alphabet.
Who was the first person to think of the alphabet?
The first written alphabet was invented in Sumer (Mesopotamia) around 4000BC. Other cultures had hiroglyphics, but an actual alphabet is Sumerian. The English type of letters are Greek.
What aspects of Greek culture caused them to affect so many other cultures throughout history?
Greek civilizations were some of the first to involve complex technologies, communication, ways of living, trading, wealth, etc. Many other civilizations took in their ways of government and life.
What alphabet does England use?
England, along with many other European countries, uses the Latin Alphabet, which in turn is a modified version of the Greek Alphabet used in Ancient Rome by the Eltruscans.
How was the Greek alphabet different from the Phoenician alphabet?
That cuneiform are pictures and the other one are typ of kind of like leters and pictures
Which ancient alphabet forms the basis for the majority of modern languages in use today?
The Phoenician alphabet, from which the Greek and Latin alphabets were developed.
