Phoenician Culture Vs American Culture

In the ancient times, many civilizations have risen up in the world through wealth, power, and even trade. Greece, Rome, Egypt and Mesopotamia are fine examples of nations that have become prevalent empires in the world. All these nations have contributed much to humanity as they sat on the throne of the ancient world. Certain circumstances have derailed previous rulers and set the stage for a new nation to ratify control over many surrounding colonies, empires, and cities. All other countries and regions mentioned previously have had their time in the spotlight, however, there is one civilization that should not be left out in the name of great contributors to the world and humankind. The civilization in question is the Phoencicians. Phonecicia

What has made the civilization of Phonecicia more divergent than every other country? There are many aspects to Phonecicia from the year 1200 BCE to 800 BCE that tell the world just how unique Phoencia is from every other country and civilization. Phoenician culture is one factor that plays a role in setting phonecia apart from every other empire and nation. Culture, as one may acknowledge, can contribute greatly to communities and to mankind and spread enlightenment on the Phoneciens. The complexity of Phonecicien culture can make one regard the vast difference and how those differences can be eventually be omnipresent in society. Furthermore, the Phonecicens method of capering money into their kingdom is one that has set them apart greatly from others. Trade has been Phoenccicia’s universal way of creating a profit for their empire. The Phonecicians have been very adequate at the concept of trade that many opportunities have been achievable. Of course, Phoneciens have been greatly successful at running their empire through their

The pieces of Phonecien culture eventually affected world history, touching many corners of the world with their customs and development of their civilization. There was one specific resultant of Phoenician culture that is still evident in humankind today, which is the development of the alphabet. The Phoenicians were credited with creating and developing the first alphabet. The earliest known inscrptions of said alphabet dates back to 1000 BCE. It had contrasted with other writing systems such as cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphics. The first alphabet consisted of 22 letters and not a single one was a vowel, all of the letters were consonants. It may not have been much at first, but the creation of the alphabet had set a ripple effect through the Mediterranean. It had been taken up by various other civilizations and lands such as Greece and had been modified quite successfully. The permanence of the first alphabet had only been diversified further through the maritime trading culture of Phoneciciens. This spread the alphabet through North Africa and Europe, and in the end, such evidence of its divergence had been found through Phonecicien inscriptions in archaeological sites such as Byblos which is now modern day Lebanon and Carthage which is now located in North Africa. The simplicity