CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
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the last writing systems comes from it
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the writing system made communication among others easier
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the first writing systems comes from it
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the writing system made communication among others difficult
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Detailed explanation-1: -The alphabet is considered to be a more efficient writing system than Chinese characters in that it takes only 20 to 30 graphs to represent the entire repertoire of spoken language. This enhances learnability because learners do not have to rote-memorize thousands of syllables or characters.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first alphabet created from Egyptian hieroglyphs in the Sinai area was picked up by Phoenician traders in the 11th century BC, who adopted it and altered it to suit their own needs, as we can see in this 2, 700-year-old stone seal.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Latin alphabet is the most widely used script, with nearly 70 percent of the world’s population employing it. It commonly consists of 26 letters and is the basis for the International Phonetic Alphabet, which is used to relate the phonetics of all languages.