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The alphabet simplifies trade between people that spoke different languages. Phoenician sea trade,in return ,helped the alphabet to spread

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They took it with them in their trading expeditions, and it was also adopted and adapted by their neighbours the Greeks and Israelis.

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Who spread the alphabet as they went on trading ventures?

The Phoenicians.


The Phoenicians are often referred to as the carriers of civilization because they?

The ancient Phoenicians (Lebanon and Syria today) were carriers of civilization as they traded throughout the Mediterranean. They not only transported goods but also ideas on religion, medicine and writing systems. They are perhaps best known for spreading their alphabet, on which almost all modern phonetic alphabets are based.


When Alexander the great conquered the Persian Empire he spread greek culture from Egypt to India in addition to the greek alphabet what other legacies did Alexander spread throughout his empire?

He also spread the Greek philosophies called the Hellenic culture that lead to much of the Western culture of today. DSKO. Everyone knows that famous date.


Who developed the first alphabet?

It is generally held to be the invention of a Semitic people in the middle east about 1800 B.C. It was spread by the Phoenicians and the Greek alphabet was derived from it.


How is the ancient Egyptian civilization remembered?

Ancient Egyptian civilization is remembered for its longevity and for its culture. Some aspects of ancient Egyptian culture are its writing (hieroglyphics), its huge monuments and temples, its tombs and burial practices, its religion, its medicine and the spread of its language and customs throughout its area during the days of empire. Ancient Egyptian civilization is also remembered for its impact on the Hebrews, who provided a core kernel of modern Western civilization, and for its interaction with the Ancient Greeks and Romans.