The development of the Alphabet
Phoenicians and the Lydians
6 Fundamental Facts
- The Phoenician borrowed the alphabet and changed the letters
- The Phoenician improved the alphabet in their business to write down bills and to write down trade agreements
- The writing went from the Egyptians to the Phoenicians to the Greek and then now
- The Greek alphabet was most likely to the alphabet now
- The Phoenicians trimmed the alphabet to 22 letters witch made it easier to learn
- After the Phoenicians trimmed it more and more people began to learn to write because it was easier
Vocabulary
Colony A settlement separated from a home country
Cultural diffusion The spreading of new ideas to other places
Barter The exchange of one good or service for another
Money economy An economic system based on the use of money
Source
Boehm, Richard G, Et al, Harcourt Brace Social Studies: Ancient Civilization. Orlando: Harcourt Brace, 2002.Print.