Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Podcast #4: The Phoenician Alphabet-800 BC

How did Greeks come in contact with the Phoenicians?
-phoenicians regularly traveled to greece

How was the Greek adaptation of the alphabet different from its predecessor?
-it represented only consonants

Why is the Greek alphabet considered to be
 the world's first true alphabet?
-it has given rise to many other alphabets in the middle east

Name several similarities and differences between the Greek and modern English alphabets?


-consonants and vowels
-some letters have resemblance 
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Post an example of the Greek alphabet in visual form. 

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