"The Phoenician Alphabet | 1050 BC"

The Phoenician alphabet is based on what principle?

• one sign represents one sound 
• names of letter start with consonants
• consonants were what the letters represented

Describe the shape of the letters and what tool created them?

• anular and straight
• stylus

What two reasons made the Phoenician alphabet so successful?

• maritime success of merchants that spread the Phoenician
• had a large effect on other cultures
• difficult and hard to learn 

What long term effects on the social structures of civilizations did the Phoenicians have with the creation of their alphabet?

• used in court and legal matters
• allowed common people to read and write