How was the Phoenicians culture impacted your modern life?

Answer 1

We are often told that the Phoenicians invented the alphabet. Regardless of who put pen to papyrus to create it, the Phoenician contribution was none-the-less major and critical. They were the major sea-traders of the Mediterranean, and they went everywhere. When the Phoenicians began using the alphabet as a simple and easy way to keep track of their trades, it was exposed to everyone. Also they show the other countries that ships could travel around the globe trading important commodities. Phoenician mariners sailed to Mediterranean and southwestern European ports. The Phoenicians were the great merchants of ancient times. They sold rich treasures from many lands.

Answer 2

Phoenicians - alphabet and astral navigation.

Lydians - use of coinage.

Answer 3

Our alphabets are adapted from the Phoenician one via Greek and Roman.

Answer 4

It was adapted to form the basis of the Greek and Roman alphabets, and our alphabet of today is derinved from those alphabets.

Answer 5

They invented an alphabat to facilitate writing and reading. This alphabet forms the basis of Greek and Roman alphabets, and ultimately, of the one we use today.