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We are often told that the Phoenicians invented the alphabet. Regardless of who put pen to papyrus to create it, the Phoenician contribution was none-the-less major and critical. They were the major sea-traders of the Mediterranean, and they went everywhere. When the Phoenicians began using the alphabet as a simple and easy way to keep track of their trades, it was exposed to everyone.
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What Sumerian invention did the Phoenicians improve?
They developed an alphabet to impr0ve on the cuneiform writing system.
How did the Phoenicians improve upon the Sumerian invention?
The Phoenicians improved upon the Sumerian invention by when the Sumerians invented the first writing system (symbols and cuneiform) the Phoenicians invented the alphabet which was easier.
How was the Phoenicians system of writing simalar to the cuneiform of the ancient Egyptians and how was it different?
they are the same because the writing looks the same but the difference is that they mean different then the other writes
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.
What did the Phoenicians use as their writing system?
An alphabet.
Who invented writings?
The Sumerians in Mesopotamia are thought to have invented writing around 5,000 years ago. The Egyptians invented the first rudimentary alphabet, and the Phoenicians invented the first writing system that was exclusively alphabetic.
Why did Phoenicians develop a writing system?
For communication and records.
Who created the alphabet first the Phoenicians or the mesotopians?
Neither (plus there is no such thing as mesotopians). The Alphabet was created by the Ancient Egyptians (but their alphabet was mixed with other symbols, called pictograms). The Phoenicians are credited with creating the first purely phonetic writing system.
Where did the Phoenicians develop a writing system?
In the Phoenician city-states.
Who developed a writing system?
The Egyptians developed a hieroglyphic writing system.
Who developed a hieroglyphic system of writing?
The Egyptians developed a hieroglyphic writing system.
What is a system of letters invented by the Phoenicians to make writing easier?
The Alphabet
