CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
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Question
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2, 434 pictures that were all unique
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the same exact letters as our current alphabet
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22 letters, each symbol stood for a sound
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dots and dashes to represent letters
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Detailed explanation-1: -The ancient Phoenician alphabet was written from right to left and consisted of 22 symbols. Each symbol stood for a consonant sound, which allowed readers to sound out each letter to create words.
Detailed explanation-2: -About 700 years after, the Phoenicians developed an alphabet based on the earlier foundations. It was widely used in the Mediterranean, including southern Europe, North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula and the Levant. The alphabet was made up of 22 letters, all of the consonants.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Phoenician alphabet had 22 letters, each for sound rather than a word or phrase. It provided the basis for the Hebrew and Arabic alphabet as well as the Greek alphabet which gave birth to the Latin alphabet which beget the modern alphabet.