Tuesday, March 13, 2012

The Greek Alphabet | 800 BC"

How did Greeks come in contact with the Phoenicians?
phoenician regularly travel to greece and established a trade
How was the Greek adaptation of the alphabet different from its predecessor?
the arraignment of the phoenician alphabet was much less suitable for greeks consonants were changed into vowels
Why is the Greek alphabet considered to be the world's first true alphabet?
its given rise to many other alphabets
Name several similarities and differences between the Greek and modern English alphabets?
its had letters like ours yet it also has shapes Post an example of the Greek alphabet in visual form. 



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