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Is it rue that in the ancient region of Phoenicia an alphabet was developed using symbols that represented animals people and plaes?
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Yes - it formed the basis of the Greek, Roman and our present day alphabet.
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What was Phoenicia's most important achievement?
Inventing an alphabet which became the basis for ancient and modern alphabets.
What ancient peoples developed an alphabet?
The Phoenicians
Which country is the basis of your alphabet?
The alphabet is not based on a country. It is the Latin alphabet, developed by the ancient Romans.
What civilazation developed the alphabet?
Our western alphabet has its roots in the ancient Phoenician alphabet. Over time its been refined, but its basics go back to the ancient Phoenicians.
Did Ancient Greek merchants compete with Phoenicia?
Yes, ancient Greek merchants compete with Phoenicia.
Which ancient people developed an alphabet that gave rise to the Hebrew Greek and the Latin alphabets still in use today?
There is no ancient people that did this. While the Phoenicians developed an alphabet that gave rise to Hebrew, Greek, and Latin, the Phoenician alphabet is not still in use today.
What effect did the trading civilization of Phoenicia have on the ancient world?
What effect did the trading civilization of Phoenicia have on the ancient world?
What effects did the trading civilization Phoenicia have on the ancient world?
What effect did the trading civilization of Phoenicia have on the ancient world?
How did Phoenicia take advantage of its dense cedar forests?
It built ships with them and developed into the ancient world's biggest seafaring and trading nation.
Who and when did they developed the alphabet?
The ancient Phoenicians developed 30 signs to create the Semitic alphabet in 1600 BC. This alphabet is considered to be the foundation of almost all alphabets that would follow. The Greeks developed their own version of this alphabet in 1000 BC to create the Ionic alphabet. Later, the Romans adapted this to form their alphabet. This alphabet reached England in the 5th century. Almost 100 other languages were ultimately developed from the Roman alphabet.
Who developed an alphabet containing 22 letters?
The ancient Phoenicians, followed by the Aramaians and Israelites.
Which ancient civilization had great sailors of the ancient world?
Phoenicia .
