SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which early civilization is known for being the founder of the alphabet?
A
Babylon
B
Sumer
C
Phoneticians
D
Assyrians
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Phoenicians used cuneiform but later developed their own alphabet. This famous sequence of letters known to much of the world dates back to the 16th century B.C.E. A fairly small group of traders and merchants known as the Phoenicians created the foundation for the modern English alphabet and other alphabets.

Detailed explanation-2: -Your vowels were invented in Greece, giving birth to the first “true” alphabet. Watch as your new toga-clad friend turns your consonant abjad into a consonant-vowel alphabet. It’s such a useful mapping of letters to sounds that neighbor civilizations borrow it left and right.

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