What are two contributions from the Phoenicians?

Answer 1

One of them is definatley the alphabet. The phonecians developed the first alphabet, but sumerians developed the first known system of writing. I did not find the second, however.

The second would be '' The Phoenician sea trade '' It helped the alphabet spread.

Answer 2

The first alphabet which was copied and adapted by the Greeks and Romans, and forms the basis of our common alphabet today.

The establishment of sea trade in the Mediterranean Sea, which then extended as far afield as Britain.

Answer 3

Developing a written alphabet which formed the basis for Greek and Roman alphabets which have been adapted to our writing of today.

Establishing trade and aiding prosperity and so aiding the development of civilisation around the Mediterranean area.

Meeting the desire of self-important people to look distinguished by providing the bluish dye they produced, resulting in 'royal purple' garments affected by regal rulers.

Answer 4

Establishing a trading empire to enrich themselves, and inventing an alphabet for communication and record keeping.

Answer 5

They developed an alphabet which was adapted by theGreeks and Romans, and hence forms the basis of today's alphabets.

Answer 6

Their alphabet, their trading skill, their dyestuffs.

Answer 7

Their alphabet was adopted and adapted by the Greeks and Romans, and so forms the basis o modern alphabets.

Answer 8

Astral navigation, an alphabet.

Answer 9

Alphabet and astral navigation.