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Were the Phoenicians monotheistic or polytheistic in their religious beliefs?
The Phoenicians were polytheistic in their religious beliefs, meaning they worshipped multiple gods and goddesses.
The Phoenicians borrowed religious ideas from?
As their religion developed, it absorbed gods and goddesses from Egypt and Mesopotamia.
What was the contribution of Phoenician alphabet to Hebrew?
The Hebrew alphabet was borrowed from the Phoenicians.
What are some of the sources that explained the religion of Carthage?
Ribichini, Sergio (1988). "Beliefs and Religious Life". In Moscati, Sabatino. The Phoenicians. ISBN 0896598926
How did the beliefs of the Hebrews differ from the Phoenicians?
Belief in One God. The Phoenicians were idolaters.
Were the Phoenicians religious?
Yes.
What alphabet did the ancient Hebrews use?
They used the Hebrew alphabet, which was borrowed from the Phoenicians.
How did the hittites differ from the Phoenicians?
their basic beliefs
Did the Mesopotamians create the Latin Hebrew and Greek alphabets?
No they did not.The Phoenicians invented alphabetic writing.Hebrew borrowed (and modified) the Phoenician alphabet.The Greeks borrowed it from Hebrew.The Romans borrowed it from the Greeks.
Who was the founder of the greek alphabet?
Nobody knows, but the Greeks borrowed the concept of alphabetic writing from the Phoenicians.
Where did the Phoenicians get their religious beliefs from?
In a pre-scientific era, people attributed natural phenomena to gods as an explanation to unknown natural forces. The Phoenicians had their own names for these gods, as did other peoples. The Romans and Greeks came to realise these gods were the same, just with different names.
How did the Phoenicians honor their gods?
Religious ceremonies and sacrifices.
