While the Phoenicians did not create the basis for Western democracy, they significantly contributed to the cultural and commercial foundations that influenced later democratic societies. Their development of the alphabet facilitated communication and trade, which helped spread ideas, including concepts of governance. Additionally, their city-states had aspects of self-governance that may have inspired subsequent civilizations, particularly the Greeks, who are often credited with the development of democracy.
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Their alphabet became the basis of Greek, Roman and hence today's alphabets.
The lasting one was developing a system of alphabetic writing which was adapted by the Greeks and Romans and forme the basis of todays Western alphabets.
An alphabet which is the basis of modern alphabets.
They provided the basis of our alphabet.
Yes, the constutition of the united states is the basis for our democracy.
Their alphabet became the basis of modern writing.
The Phoenician alphabet, the basis of modern European writing.
An alphabet which became the basis for later alphabets.
They invented an alphabet which is the basis from which ours developed.