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| 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
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illustration shows how our modern alphabet developed from the previous
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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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