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What civilization contributed the first alphabet based on sound?
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The history of the alphabet started in ancient Egypt. By 2700 BCE Egyptian writing had a set of some 24 hieroglyphs which are called uniliterals, to represent syllables that begin with a single consonant of their language, plus a vowel (or no vowel) to be supplied by the native speaker.
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Which word is based on the Greek alphabet?
The word "alphabet" itself comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, "alpha" and "beta."
What is the first vowel in the alphabet?
The first vowel in the alphabet is "A."
The greek alphabet was based on which alphabet?
The Greek alphabet was based on the Phoenician alphabet, which as not a "true" alphabet. It was something called an 'abjad' (using only consonants)-Greek was the first language to use a "true" alphabet, consisting of both vowels and consonants. The Phoenician alphabet only used consonants, with some consonants used for vowel sounds. Phoenician is an alphabet as well as a writing system, Phoenician alphabet unlike the complex characters used in Cuneiform scripts, and Egyptian Hieroglyphics to form words was very difficult to learn, and later to understand. The simplicity of the phonics system of the Phoenician alphabet helped it to become popular and was expanded upon by the Greek alphabet, which was later a base for the Latin alphabet and Runic alphabet
Why is -a- the first letter of the English alphabet?
The letter "A" is the first letter of the English alphabet because it is descended from the Phoenician letter "aleph," which was the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet. Over time, this letter was adopted by the Greeks as "alpha," and eventually made its way into the Latin alphabet as "A."
What alphabet does the Russian language come from?
The Russian language uses the Cyrillic alphabet, which was developed in the 9th century in the First Bulgarian Empire under the tutelage of Saints Cyril and Methodius. It is based on the Greek alphabet with additions to represent Slavic sounds.
What ancient civilization created the first alphabet?
Romans
Which word is based on the Greek alphabet?
The word "alphabet" itself comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, "alpha" and "beta."
The Phoenicians contributed greatly to written communication by introducing the first use of?
The Phoenicians contributed greatly to written communication by introducing the first use of THE ALPHABET
Which geographic feature most directly contributed to the development of the first civilization?
moonsoon
What civilization invented the alphabet as we know it?
The Greeks invented the alphabet Alpha-Beta is the first two letters of the greek alphabet. Which makes up the name Alpha-Bet/Alpha-Beta
Why does A start the alphabet?
Because the numeric and alphabetic code which is phenomenal is contributed to a which leads us to b ------------------------- The English alphabet starts with "A" because the Greek alphabet, which is the principle source of our alphabet, starts with "A." Actually it because a is for Adam which was the first person on earth so :P
Sumerian civilization produced the first what?
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What was the primary contribution of the Assyrians to civilization?
They created one of the first alphabets which later mutated into the greek, roman and eventually our modern English alphabet
What culture developed the alphabet?
It depends on how you define "alphabet"The Egyptians were the first to create any form of phonetic symbol. They had an alphabet with 24 consonants that they mixed in with logo-grams (symbols representing whole words).The Phoenicians were the first to have an entirely phonetic-based writing system (an alphabet of 22 consonants).The Greeks were the first to have a full alphabet of both consonants and vowels.
What civilization most contributed to the development of Hinduism and the caste systems in India?
The Hindu dharma came first from God. There was no other religion at that time. When people began living per dharma, it crated the Vedic civilization.
Which civilization was the first to develop a counting system based on the number 20?
the mayans -maya
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!
