The Phoenician alphabet is based on what principle?
One sign represents one spoken sound.
Describe the shape of the letters and what tool created them?
The letters were consonants and were shaped angular and straight; the letters were incised with a stylus.
What two reasons made the Phoenician alphabet so successful?
It did not have as many complex characters as hieroglyphics and cuniform; also it let trade spread.
What long-term effects on the social structures of civilizations did the Phoenicians have with the creation of their alphabet?
There was the first widespread Phonetic script and allows the common people to learn how to write so it disintegrated some class levels.
Post an example of the Phoenician alphabet in visual form.
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