Question

What was Phoenica’s greatest legacy to the world?

a) They were the first successful civilization to trade.
b) They were merchants who created the alphabet to trade.
c) The ruler created religion that people still follow today.
d) Religion was fully developed within their civilization.

Answer 1

The right question is letter B. They were the first society to widely implement a phonetic alphabet. Which made possible the widespread of literacy and literary production in different societies they had contact with, such as Greece, contributing to the translation of oral Greek mythology into Egyptian papyrus. As a result of their merchant success, they were the first to explore beyond the Strait of Gibraltar. Which leads us to the right answer, They were merchants who created the alphabet to trade.

Answer 2

From around 1550 BC till 300 BC the Phoenicians occupied the area that is now known as Lebanon. They had a commercial network that covered the Mediterranean and their advanced level of society had a phonetic alphabet. They are considered to have been the ancestors of almost all modern alphabets.

Question: What was Phoenica’s greatest legacy to the world?

Answer: b) They were merchants who created the alphabet to trade.