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∙ 6y agoThey were a Semitic people who probably migrated from the Persian Gulf area to the Levant where they settled and as population pressure outstripped the productivity of the land, turned to trading to lift their living standards, developing a trading empire around the Mediterranean littoral.
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∙ 7y agoThe Greeks were a different people to the Semitic Phoenicians.
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Who developed an alphabet that gave rise to Hebrew Greek and Latin alphabets still in use today?
The Phoenicians - through Greek and LAtin, it is the basis of today's alphabets.
Who is Phoenicians who invented the greek language?
The Phoenicians did not invent the Greek language.
Which pair of the ancient people lived in the region called the Levant?
The Hebrews and Phoenicians were the two ancient people that lived in the Levant.
Which ancient civilization originated in present day Lebanon?
The Phoenicians were the ancient people who originated in Lebanon. It was the Phoenicians who founded the city of Carthage and the Carthaginian empire.
What were the Phoenicians to the ancient Mediterraneans?
Traders.
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 civilization developed an alphabet that gave rise to the Hebrew Greek and Latin alphabets?
The Phoenicians
What sailors and traders of the ancient world?
Phoenicians
Where did the ancient Phoenicians live first?
In the Levant.
Who were the greatest sallors of the ancient world?
The Phoenicians.
What ancient peoples developed an alphabet?
The Phoenicians
What does Phoenicians mean?
The Greek word phoínios means "purple" - after the purple dye from a shellfish which the Phoenicians traded.
