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Which country is the basis of your alphabet?

The alphabet is not based on a country. It is the Latin alphabet, developed by the ancient Romans.


What civilazation developed the alphabet?

Our western alphabet has its roots in the ancient Phoenician alphabet. Over time its been refined, but its basics go back to the ancient Phoenicians.


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.


Who and when did they developed the alphabet?

The ancient Phoenicians developed 30 signs to create the Semitic alphabet in 1600 BC. This alphabet is considered to be the foundation of almost all alphabets that would follow. The Greeks developed their own version of this alphabet in 1000 BC to create the Ionic alphabet. Later, the Romans adapted this to form their alphabet. This alphabet reached England in the 5th century. Almost 100 other languages were ultimately developed from the Roman alphabet.


Who developed an alphabet containing 22 letters?

The ancient Phoenicians, followed by the Aramaians and Israelites.


Where did the Latin alphabet come from?

The Latin alphabet evolved from the Etruscan alphabet, which was used by the ancient Etruscan civilization in what is now modern-day Italy. The Etruscans, in turn, borrowed the alphabet from the Greek alphabet, which had been developed by the ancient Greeks. The Latin alphabet was later adapted and expanded by the Romans and became the basis for many modern alphabets, including English.


When did the ancient Greek alphabet develop?

During the late 8th Century BCE - they copied it, with some modification, from the Phoenician alphabet which was developed in the previous century.


Which ancient people are credited for the Greek Latin and Hebrew alphabets?

The Hebrews developed the Hebrew alphabet.The Greeks developed the Greek alphabet.The Romans developed the Latin alphabet.


Who discovered the English alphabet?

Nobody. The English borrowed the Latin alphabet in the 8th or 9th Century, and then modified it to fit the sounds of English.___English uses the Latin alphabet, which in turn developed from the Greek alphabet. That in turn developed from various alphabets in use in the Mediterranean region ... Nobody invented the alphabet.Nobody. It was invented. Alpha and beta are A and b in ancient Greek. ___ English uses the Roman alphabet, which in turn developed from the Greek alphabet. That in turn developed from various alphabets in use in the Mediterranean region ... Nobody invented the alphabet.


Who is the inventor of greek letter µ?

The greek alphabet was developed by the Ancient Greeks, we do not know who actually invented it.


What were 3 important contributions made by the ancient peoples living in the fertile crescent and mediterranean?

wheeled vehicles, coins, and alphabet


What were the 3 important contributions made by the ancient peoples living in the fertile crescent and the mediterranean?

wheeled vehicles, coins, and alphabet