It is based on the principle that one sign represents one spoken word.
Describe the shape of the letters and what tool created them?
The shapes were angular and straight. The tool used to create them was a stylus.
What two reasons made the Phoenician alphabet so successful?
The reasons were that the Phoenician alphabet contrasted with other scripts using complex characters and that
this language was used between merchants.
What long term effects on the social structures of civilizations did the Phoenicians have with the creation of their alphabet?
This was the first widespread script, it was simple for everyone to use, and disintegrated divisions between royalty and common people.
Post an example of the Phoenician alphabet in visual form.
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