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The Alphabet is Historic: The Evolving Alphabet
How the Greek Alphabet Evolved From the Phoenician Alphabet |
The top alphabet is Phoenician, and the lower one is Greek. Compare the top and the bottom alphabet. Can you see how the Greek letters developed from the Phoenician letters? |
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How the Roman Alphabet Evolved From the Greek Alphabet |
This illustration shows how our modern alphabet developed from the previous alphabets. |
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Red letters are examples of letters that have moved around over time. The Green color shows the letters that were added to the Old Roman alphabet as it evolved into the alphabet we use. Phoenician type font (Eshmoon) courtesy of A Bequest Unearthed, Phoenicia (Through the EDSITEment-reviewed The Perseus Project). |
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