based on the principle that one sign represents one spoken sound
Describe the shape of the letters and what tool created them?most of the shapes were angular and straight and written from right to left
What two reasons made the Phoenician alphabet so successful?
this system used complex characters and were difficult to learn
What long term effects on the social structures of civilizations did the Phoenicians have with the creation of their alphabet?
First Widespread Script
Post an example of the Phoenician alphabet in visual form.
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