CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
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Question
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The Phoenicians and Lydians ____
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made important innovations in commerce.
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invaded the Israelites.
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used characters for writing.
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borrowed from other writings to create an alphabet.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Phoenician alphabet was a significant contribution of the Phoenician culture because it was the first to connect the written language to the spoken language. By developing symbols that stood for sounds instead of phrases, readers of the Phoenician writing system could sound out words.
Detailed explanation-2: -The original alphabet was developed by a Semitic people living in or near Egypt. * They based it on the idea developed by the Egyptians, but used their own specific symbols. It was quickly adopted by their neighbors and relatives to the east and north, the Canaanites, the Hebrews, and the Phoenicians.
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