It helped create the writing we have today
They gave us alphabetic writing and astral navigation.
Alphabetic writing.
The Phoenicians developed their writing system from the Sumerian writing system in 1400 BCE, so their writing system came after the Sumerian one.
Alphabetic.
An alphabet.
They invented an alphabet to replace hieroglyphic writing, and syllabic writing.
Trade, astral navigation, alphabetic writing.
Egyptians
The alphabet.
the wheel and the writing tablet. :)
For communication and records.
Astral navigation, alphabetic writing.