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Phoenician Alphabet - Coggle Diagram
Phoenician Alphabet
Structure
22 letters
Consonants only
Represents sounds
Written right to left
Advantages
Simpler than symbols
Faster to learn
Faster to write
Rearrange letters for words
Uses
Business records
Trade contracts
Government messages
Literature and stories
Influence
Adopted by Greeks
Vowels added later
Basis of Latin alphabet
Many modern alphabets