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In order to record and communicate in an economical and effective way, compared to existing pictograms and syllabic writing.
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What did the Phoenicians invent to make record-keeping easier?
They were the first to develop alphabet-based writing, much simpler than the writing systems developed so far.
Why did Phoenicians develop a writing system?
For communication and records.
Where did the Phoenicians develop a writing system?
In the Phoenician city-states.
Did the Phoenicians develop a writing system before or after the Sumerians?
The Phoenicians developed their writing system from the Sumerian writing system in 1400 BCE, so their writing system came after the Sumerian one.
Why did the Phoenicians develop writing system?
To keep readily and consistently readable and understandable records and communication.
Why did the Phoenicians develop a system?
In order to record and communicate in an economical and effective way, compared to existing pictograms and syllabic writing.
What are three things that Phoenicians Hebrews Babylonians civilizations have in common that allowed them to be successful?
laws systems agriculture basic writing
How Phoenicians start?
They looked for a better means of written communication and record keeping than the existing hieroglyphs and syllabic writing systems.
What form of writing was invented by the Phoenicians?
Alphabetic writing.
When the sumerians develop writing?
Around 4000 BC, but it's up for debate. To be clear, Sumerians were not the first people to develop a form of writing. It's clear now that the Phoenicians developed writing before they did, and more recently it's evident that that was an off-shoot of Old South Arabian.
WHich culture was first to develop the alphabet?
The Phoenicians.
What is the importance of Phoenicians Writing?
It helped create the writing we have today
