Sixteen letters, no vowels.
The Greeks did not invent the alphabet. The alphabet was invented by the Phoenicians; the Greeks merely adapted the Phoenician alphabet to their own language.The Phoenician alphabet was originally a syllabary, but because of sound changes in the language it evolved into an alphabet.
the alphabet
The Phoenicians are known for their trading skills and for the purple dye they made from a special snail that had dye in its shell. They are also known, of course, for spreading their alphabet far and wide; almost all modern phonetic alphabets are derived from this alphabet.
The Phoenicians were from the Levant, not Mesopotamia. They passed on their alphabet.
The Phoenicians
Phoenicians
the Phoenicians made an alphabet that the Greeks adopted and changed a little.
The Hebrew alphabet was borrowed from the Phoenicians.
The Phoenicians introduced an alphabet that would later influence the Greek alphabet. The Greek alphabet was adapted from the Phoenician script, with modifications and additions made to accommodate the unique sound system of the Greek language.
They did a lot! One invention is the alphabet. Many people think that the Greeks did that, but really the Phoenicians did, and later, the Greeks adopted the Phoenicians alphabet and changed it. That's the alphabet we use today!
The Greeks did not invent the alphabet. The alphabet was invented by the Phoenicians; the Greeks merely adapted the Phoenician alphabet to their own language.The Phoenician alphabet was originally a syllabary, but because of sound changes in the language it evolved into an alphabet.
the alphabet
their alphabet
The Phoenicians invented the alphabet in the 1900's B.C.E.
the phoenicians
The Phoenicians
Traders and inventers of an alphabet.