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Phoenician Alphabet

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Have you ever wondered how the Phoenicians wrote down records? They created their own alphabet that’s how. The alphabet has 22 symbols that looked a bit like our current alphabet. This alphabet was a lot easier to learn than in cuneiform and other alphabets back then. Since the Phoenicians had such a powerful sea power an alphabet was essential for community between countries about trade and it also helped them keep important records like how much plantation land they had or how many sheep or goats they had. The Phoenician Alphabet was widely used across the mediterranean sea and it was the start of other alphabets For example their letter A looks familiar to ours and so does their Q. Our alphabet comes off of the Phoenician Alphabet. The

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