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They invented an alphabet from which developed the Greek and Roman alphabets, and hence today's alphabets.

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How many letters are there in the Phoenician alphabet?

22 letters


How many letters are in the phonecian alphabet?

There were 22 letters in the Phoenician alphabet.


What Phoenician aspect did the Greeks improve?

They adapted the Phoenician alphabet for themselves by adding vowel letters.


How many letters were in the Phoenician alphapet?

22.


How does the Phoenician alphabet compare to the greek alphabet?

Phoenician - 22 letters, no vowels; Greek 16 letters including vowels.


How greek alphabet was found?

Cadmus introduced Phoenician letters.


How many letters were there in the Phoenician alphabet?

The Phoenician alphabet is the oldest verified consonantal alphabet, dating to approximately 1200 BCE. The alphabet was used by the ancient civilization of Phoenicia and through their traveling and colonization came to widespread use. The Phoenician alphabet consisted of 22 letters, many of which form the basis of the greek alphabet and therefore the Latin and English alphabets currently in use.


How was the Greek alphabet different from the Phoenician alphabet?

That cuneiform are pictures and the other one are typ of kind of like leters and pictures


What do the cuneiform and the Phoenician have in common?

Those were very different. Cuneiform was hard to learn with many symbols. The Phoenician alphabet had 22 letters so it was easier to mast


How are the Phoenician alphabet and cuneiform same?

Those were very different. Cuneiform was hard to learn with many symbols. The Phoenician alphabet had 22 letters so it was easier to master.


What are the differences between the Greek Alphabet and the Phoenician alphabet?

The Greeks added eight extra letters and modified the symbols for the letters.


Who did the Greeks adopt the alphabet from?

The modern English alphabet consists of 26 letters and is derived from the Latin alphabet:ANSWER:They did not actually invent it, but improved upon the ancient Phoenician alphabet and brought it into wider usage.