That one sign represents one spoken sound. Started with consonants
Describe the shape of the letters and what tool created them?
Most of the shapes are angular and straight. They were incised with a stylus
What two reasons made the Phoenician alphabet so successful?
The system contrasted with other scripts at the time which used complex characters and were difficult to learn. Trading culture of the phoenician merchants spread the use of the alphabet into parts of North Africa and Europe
What long term effects on the social structures of civilizations did the Phoenicians have with the creation of their alphabet?
First widespread script, simplicity allowed it to be used in multiple languages, and allowed the common people to learn how to read and write
Post an example of the Phoenician alphabet in visual form.
