Friday, February 24, 2012

Podcast #4 Greek Alphabet

How did Greeks come in contact with the Phoenicians?
the phoenicians regularly traveled to greece and established trade agreements with them


How was the Greek adaptation of the alphabet different from its predecessor?
additional letters were included and some of the constants were adapted as vowels


Why is the Greek alphabet considered to be the world's first true alphabet?
It rose above all the other alphabets


Name several similarities and differences between the Greek and modern English alphabets?
















There are a few extra letters and the way that they look is very different, the way they pronounce the letters is different too





Post an example of the Greek alphabet in visual form.

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