Wednesday, February 29, 2012

The Greek Alphabet | 800 BC

How did Greeks come in contact with the Phoenicians?regular travel, and trade agreements

How was the Greek adaptation of the alphabet different from its predecessor?
several consonants were adapted as vowels, and more letters were included

Why is the Greek alphabet considered to be the world's first true alphabet?
 it has inspired and given rise to many other alphabets

Name several similarities and differences between the Greek and modern English alphabets?
the sounds are in somewhat of the same order, and some of the letters look the same, but there are also some letters that we have nothing like at all
 
Post an example of the Greek alphabet in visual form.
http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekalphabet.GIF

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