That one sign represent one spoken sound
Describe the shape of the letters and what tool created them?
Angular and straight; a stylus
What two reasons made the Phoenician alphabet so successful?
It was written left to right and that made is easier to read, the trading culture spread it
What long term effects on the social structures of civilizations did the Phoenicians have with the creation of their alphabet?
it was the first wide spread script, simple enough to be used in multiple languages, allowed common people to learn how to write
Post an example of the Phoenician alphabet in visual form.
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