How Did Phoenicians Contribute To The World

The Phoenicians contributed a lot to this world. I wouldn’t be writing this very essay. I wouldn’t have my least favorite shirt, which is purple. Also I would not have windows on my house. The Phoenician alphabet was invented around 1200 B.C.E., it is the oldest consonantal alphabet. It was the writing of the people of Phoenicia, obviously. It was only made up of consonantal sounds. It was derived from the hieroglyphs of the people who inhabited the the Empire of Egypt. The Phoenician alphabet became one of the most widely known systems of writing. It was spread by the merchants who came from the Empire of Phoenicia and spread like wildfire across the Mediterranean area. The Greek alphabet is a direct descendant of the Phoenician expect some letters represented vowels. The text of the Phoenicians was made by styluses. The text was usually written right to left. The Phoenician alphabet was rediscovered in the 17th century. Scholars believed that the texts were a variation of hieroglyphs. The success of the Phoenician alphabet was due to its phonetic nature. The effect of Phoenician script was trade was easier due to a simple and easier language to learn. Which allowed the Phoenicians to trade their many wares like purple dye.

The dye was very expensive and did not fade but became brighter with weathering. It was so significant that the name of Phoenicia means the land of purple. The Phoenicians kept the process of making the dye a well kept secret until they were invaded by the Persians. They made the dye from the shells of sea