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World History Lecture Two (view source)
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The new alphabet (to be distinguished from a language) developed by the Phoenicians to facilitate their trading was based on an alphabet of 22 letters. All Western alphabets, such as English and French and Italian and Greek and Latin, were developed using this Phoenician alphabet.
The new alphabet (to be distinguished from a language) developed by the Phoenicians to facilitate their trading was based on an alphabet of 22 letters. All Western alphabets, such as English and French and Italian and Greek and Latin, were developed using this Phoenician alphabet.
'''Mystery: What was the level of literacy in ancient civilizations? What percentage of people could read and write? Was literacy higher or lower than literacy today?'''
'''Mystery: What was the level of literacy in ancient civilizations like Athens? What about the Picts? What percentage of people could read and write? Was literacy higher or lower than literacy in the United States today? What about, say, Mali?'''
== Ancient Greece ==
== Ancient Greece ==