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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.
Why did Phoenicians develop a writing system?
For communication and records.
Where did the Phoenicians develop a writing system?
In the Phoenician city-states.
What is a system of letters invented by the Phoenicians to make writing easier?
The Alphabet
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.
What Sumerian invention did the Phoenicians improve?
They developed an alphabet to impr0ve on the cuneiform writing system.
Why did the Phoenicians develop writing system?
To keep readily and consistently readable and understandable records and communication.
Did the Phoenicians have a writing system?
Yes, and their alphabet formed the basis of the Greek and Roman alphabets and today's alphabets.
What form of writing was invented by the Phoenicians?
Alphabetic writing.
From which culture did the Phoenicians learn hieroglyphics?
Hieroglyphics is the name we give to Egyptian symbol writing. The Phoenicians invented their own simplified writing system based on alphabetic symbols which represented sounds. This simplified writing and was copied and modified by the Greeks and Romans, and forms the basis of today's alphabets.
What is the importance of Phoenicians Writing?
It helped create the writing we have today
