Monday, 27 February 2012

The Phoenician Alphabet | 1050 BC

The Phoenician alphabet is based on what principle?
1 sign represented 1 spoken sound
Describe the shape of the letters and what tool created them?
Angular and straight. Incised w/ a stylus
What two reasons made the Phoenician alphabet so successful?
Easy to learn at the time. Simplicity made it used in multiple languages
What long term effects on the social structures of civilizations did the Phoenicians have with the creation of their alphabet?

1st widespread script
Post an example of the 
Phoenician alphabet in visual form.





No comments:

Post a Comment

Mint Husky

Mint Husky
My character Mint Husky