The Phoenician alphabet is based on what principle? one signe is based on one spoken sound
Describe the shape of the letters and what tool created them? was created with a stylus and the shapes were mostly angular and strait. typically writen right to left.
What two reasons made the Phoenician alphabet so successful? it contrasted with other scripts that were dificult to learn, their trading culture spread the use of the alphabet into north africa and europe.
What long term effects on the social structures of civilizations did the Phoenicians have with the creation of their alphabet? its simplisity allowed it to be used in diffrent languages and it also allowed common people to learn how to write.
Post an example of the Phoenician alphabet in visual form.
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