History Classwork | Creation of the Phonetic Alphabet

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Part One

Title your entry.... Subject | date/range of dates

 

Part Two

Via the internet, find and post 1. an example of the Phoenician alphabet, 2. an example of the Greek alphabet and 3. an example of the Roman alphabet ... all incised on stone, marble, pottery, etc. Label each.  

 

Part Three

Within the entry, answer the following questions in sentence/paragraph form and in your own words.

1. Why was the Phoenician alphabet successful?

2. What is a "social structure" of a civilization?

3. Why is the Roman alphabet the most widely used and what contributions did it make?

4. Compare and contrast the three alphabets.

5. When and where did lowercase, or minuscule. letters develop?

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