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"Those who refuse to learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
The Phoenicians were a smaller group than other groups yet they came to dominate the seas. They did it through the alphabet, materials, and antiseptics!
With the alphabet, one person could write records that others could read. This was totally unlike the Egyptians where only a limited caste could read. Thus general literacy made their trading prowess possible.
The Cedar Trees of Lebanon provided the lumber for the Phoenician ships. They were impervious to ship worms. By carefully choosing the materials, for building their boats, the Phoenicians avoided the worms and rot that would affect the boats of so many other nations.
The Phoenicians also discovered that by lining their water barrels with silver, the water would not go bad. Keeping water free from bacteria and mosquitoes kept their crews much healthier that those of other nations.
When we study history, we discover when things started, why they were started, and what problems they solved. We do not need to reinvent the wheel.
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What civilization developed the 22 character alphabet?
Phoenician civilization
Who developed the first civilization in 3300 BC?
Indus Valley Civilisation or Harapan Civilisation.
What ancient civilization did not develop in Mesopotamia?
Chinese, Egyptian, Phoenician, Greek, Mayan, etc etc etc.
The most important achievement of the Phoenician civilization was?
Their most important achievement was the creation of the first real alphabet starting an era of alphabetical linguistic instead of pictograms and ideographs.
Why was the Phoenician alphebet so important?
It allowed efficient communication and record-keeping.
Which civilization gave us the Phoenician alphabet?
The Phoenician civilisation.
What was the most important contributinn of the Phoenician civilization?
The alphabet we use today was based on the Phoenician alphabet system, passed to us via the Greek and Roman alphabets.
Do the Phoenicians speak phoenician?
They are an extinct civilization who spoke Phoenician, Greek and Punic
What groups formed the Phoenician civilization?
The Phoenician city-states in Syria and Lebanon.
What civilization developed the 22 character alphabet?
Phoenician civilization
What civilization is credited with inventing the alphabet?
Phoenician
Which civilization is credited with inventing the alphabet?
Phoenician
What ancient civilization is modern day Lebanon?
Phoenician.
When did the Phoenician civilization develop?
In the First Millennium BCE.
Which civilization developed the alphabet?
A. ChineseB. MinoanC. Phoenician (Answer)D. Mycenaean
Where was the center of the Phoenician civilization?
The Levant, the coast of the eastern Mediterranean in what is today Lebanon.
Which civilization was know for its exceptional sailors and traders?
In ancient times, the Phoenician people.
