CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
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Question
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alphabet
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ear piece
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song
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Phoenician alphabet, writing system that developed out of the North Semitic alphabet and was spread over the Mediterranean area by Phoenician traders. It is the probable ancestor of the Greek alphabet and, hence, of all Western alphabets.
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.
Detailed explanation-3: -This set was developed by Semitic-speaking people in the Middle East around 1700 B.C., and was refined and spread to other civilizations by the Phoenicians. This is the foundation of our modern alphabet. We call each of symbol a letter. Each letter of the alphabet represents one sound in our language.