The Alphabet in communication

1. The Alphabet in communication By Elijah Williams, Ashlee Riggs, Tyshawn Young and Harley Larson

2. What is The Phoenician Alphabet? • Phoenician is said to be one of the oldest, if not the oldest, alphabetic scripts to be widely used • It was made up of 22 letters, or symbols. There weren’t any vowels as it was a consonant only script. • It was written in right-to -left style instead of the traditional left to right. • Each symbol is based off of a picture of an object it represents , similar to Egyptian hieroglyphics. For example, the symbol for aleph, which can be translated to ox, looks like a simplified version of an ox’s head.

3. When was it? • As stated before, the Phoenician Alphabet is said to be one of the oldest alphabetic scripts to be widely used, dating back to 1050 BC. • It began to die down around the 1st Century AD as it was replaced by more modern variations of itself. • The longest lasting variant of Phoenician known as Punic was spoken until the 6th century AD.

4. Where was it? Who used it? • Phoenician Alphabet originated in Phoenicia, an ancient civilization which is now part of modern day Lebanon, Turkey, Israel, Italy, Syria, Spain, Portugal, and Morocco. • It was spread through the Mediterranean through trading, and developing cities and colonies in Southern Europe and Northern Africa began to use the language.

5. Why was it important? • Although it died long ago, most alphabetic writing systems can be traced back to Phoenician Alphabet. • This includes Greek, Latin, Arabic, and Hebrew.

6. Greek Language

7. What was it? • A native or inhabitant of modern Greece. • Or a person of greek decent. • Also, known as ancient or modern language of Greece.

8. When was it used? • 1450 and 1350 BC

9. Where was it used? • It was used in Greece mostly, But Rome used Greek too.

10. Who used it ? • Romans • Ancient Greece People

11. Why was it important in the progression of communication? • The Language Greek was the only language the Greece people knew. • It was the best way to get and send a message.

12. The Latin Alphabet

13. What was it? • The Latin Alphabet was a writing system derived around the 6thcentury, and was based off of the Greek alphabet. It would later on be modified by the Romans during the middle ages. This alphabet is similar to the one we have today. It is the most widely used alphabet in the world.

14. When was it used? • The Latin Alphabet was first used during the 6th century. The alphabet came from Cumae, a colony in Italy. It’s been changed and modified for over 2,500 years. During the 15th century, it began to lose its position as the main alphabet in Europe.

15. Who used it? • The alphabet was first adopted by the Greek, then the Latins, then to Northern Europe to the Europeans. Distant countries such as Lithuania also adapted the Latin Alphabet. This alphabet would spread to almost all of the countries in Europe.

16. Why was it important in the progression of communication? • The Latin alphabet was extremely important in the progression of communication because it’s a standardized base for several languages that we speak today, such as the English alphabet and for many countries in Europe.

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