Describe the shape of the letters and what tool created them? Shapes were angular and straight created with a stylus.
What two reasons made the Phoenician alphabet so successful? It was different from other scripts that were difficult to learn. The trading culture of the Phoenician merchants spread the use of the alphabet into parts of North Africa and Europe.
What long term effects on the social structures of civilizations did the Phoenicians have with the creation of their alphabet? It was the first phonetic script that was used in several places, it's easyness allowed it to be used in different cultures. It also allowed all people to use the alphabet for writing.
Post an example of the Phoenician alphabet in visual form:
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