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As merchants, the Phoenicians needed a simple to ease the burden of keeping records. They therefore replaced the cumbersome cuneiform alphabet of 550 characters with a phonetic alphabet, based on distinct sounds, consisting of 22 characters. After further alterations by the Greeks and Romans, this alphabet became this one we use today!
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Who introduced the present day alphabet?
The Phoenicians
What was the contribution of Phoenician alphabet to Hebrew?
The Hebrew alphabet was borrowed from the Phoenicians.
What did the Phoenicians do?
They did a lot! One invention is the alphabet. Many people think that the Greeks did that, but really the Phoenicians did, and later, the Greeks adopted the Phoenicians alphabet and changed it. That's the alphabet we use today!
What was the name of the people who invented the first alphabet?
The first known alphabet was developed by the Phoenicians around 1200 BCE. This writing system, known as the Phoenician alphabet, consisted of 22 characters and significantly influenced later alphabets, including Greek and Latin. The Phoenicians were a maritime trading culture located in the region of present-day Lebanon and parts of Syria and Israel. Their alphabet allowed for greater communication and record-keeping in trade.
What Phoenician inventions did the Greeks improve?
the alphabet
What were the Phoenicians known?
their alphabet
Where is the alphabet from?
The Phoenicians invented the alphabet in the 1900's B.C.E.
Which ancient civilizations originated in present-day Lebanon?
The Phoenicians
Why are the Phoenicians important?
The Phoenicians are known for their trading skills and for the purple dye they made from a special snail that had dye in its shell. They are also known, of course, for spreading their alphabet far and wide; almost all modern phonetic alphabets are derived from this alphabet.
From who did the Greeks learn the alphabet?
the phoenicians
Who impacted the Greeks alphabet?
The Phoenicians
Who made the Phoenician alphabet?
Phoenicians
