CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
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Question
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Why is it important to know that the Phoenician alphabet was adapted by the Romans to become Latin?
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The Latin alphabet has nothing to do with present-day languages.
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The Romans forced the world to learn Latin.
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The Latin alphabet is used today by many present-day languages, such as English.
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The initial adoption of the Phoenician writing script took place in the Middle East which had large-scale contact with major civilizations across Eurasia and North Africa. This allowed ideas that started within the Middle East cluster to easily spread far and wide.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Phoenicians, like the Hebrews and Arabs today, wrote from right to left. The Greeks originally did the same, then changed to a system where they changed direction every line, and finally to the present system of left to right. This has passed down to all the modern European alphabets.
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