The Alphabet of the Phoenicians by Ryan Taylor https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s Independent Research Project en-us 2018-05-09 17:24:16 UTC 2025-10-26 00:02:29 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png 1) Phoenicians created the alphabet in 1000 BC. hcps_taylorrh https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259383145 check]]> 2018-05-09 17:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259383145 1) The alphabet developed from the Proto-Canaanite alphabet. hcps_taylorrh https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259384158 check]]> 2018-05-09 17:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259384158 Sources: hcps_taylorrh https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259384355 1)https://www.omniglot.com/writing/phoenician.htm
2)https://www.ancient.eu/article/17/the-phoenician-alphabet--language/
3)https://www.rd.com/culture/facts-english-alphabet/
4) https://learnoutlive.com/10-fun-facts-about-the-english-alphabet/
5)http://www.contrivepro.com/15-interesting-facts-english-alphabets/
6)https://www.scribd.com/document/103221823/Interesting-Facts-of-English-Language
7)https://onereach.com/blog/45-texting-statistics-that-prove-businesses-need-to-start-taking-sms-seriously/
8)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMessage
9)https://www.imore.com/imessage
10)https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/27/apple-explains-exactly-how-secure-imessage-really-is/
11)https://teckst.com/19-text-messaging-stats-that-will-blow-your-mind/]]> 2018-05-09 17:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259384355 1) Previous to the Phoenicians alphabet, most people used the writing called cuneiform. hcps_taylorrh https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259384907 check]]> 2018-05-09 17:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259384907 1) The earliest known evidence of the Phoenician alphabet come from Byblos. hcps_taylorrh https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259385220 check]]> 2018-05-09 17:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259385220 1) Mainly used for trade and offered a better and easier way of communication in the Mediterranean Sea Area. hcps_taylorrh https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259385452 check]]> 2018-05-09 17:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259385452 1) Many writing forms, such as Greek, Etruscan, Latin, Arabic and Hebrew, as well as the scripts of India and East Asia, can be seen to derive from the Phoenician alphabet. Since many other languages can be traced back to these languages, the Phoenician Alphabet can be said to be the base of most languages, including English, French, Spanish, and more. hcps_taylorrh https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259386079 check]]> 2018-05-09 17:33:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259386079 1) 22 letters were included in this alphabet. hcps_taylorrh https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259387241 check]]> 2018-05-09 17:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259387241 1) Reads right to left. hcps_taylorrh https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259388925 check]]> 2018-05-09 17:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259388925 Phoenician Alphabet hcps_taylorrh https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259389363 2018-05-09 17:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259389363 2) The Phoenician Alphabet is closely related to the Hebrew Alphabet. hcps_taylorrh https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259390398 check]]> 2018-05-09 17:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259390398 2) The alphabet was strongly influenced by Egypt and their hieroglyphics. hcps_taylorrh https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259390684 check]]> 2018-05-09 17:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259390684 Facts about the English Alphabet hcps_taylorrh https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259391735 -3) 'G' and 'C' were originally combined and represented by the Phoenician symbol for “camel.” The Romans separated the two letters, letting C keep its shape and adding a bar at the bottom for the letter G.
-4) The 26 letters of the English alphabet make up over 40 separate sounds.
-4) Around 100 languages use the same alphabet like in English which makes it one of the most widely used alphabets in the world.
- 5) The word 'alphabet' is derived from the names of the first two letters of the Greek alphabet; alpha and beta
-5)“pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis” is the longest word of the English- total 45 letters.
-6) 'Town' is the oldest word in the English language .]]> 2018-05-09 17:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259391735 Facts about texting and iMessaging hcps_taylorrh https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259393569 -7) Americans sent 69,000 texts every second in 2012. 
-7) American women text 14% more than men.
-8) IMessages was created in 2011
-9) IMessaging allows the user to send text, pictures, videos, sounds, and locations quickly and easily to anyone else using Apple devices. 
-10) Once the phone has retrieved a message, that copy of the message is deleted from Apple’s servers- making it safe and secure. 
-11) People worldwide will send 8.3 trillion text messages in just this year alone. That’s almost 23 billion messages per day, or almost 16 million messages per minute.]]> 2018-05-09 17:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/259393569 English Alphabet hcps_taylorrh https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/261677867 2018-05-17 17:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/261677867 STEP FOUR: hcps_taylorrh https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/261679415 The Phoenician Alphabet can connect to the English Alphabet and XXX in many way]]> 2018-05-17 17:23:37 UTC https://padlet.com/hcps_taylorrh/hala92ea1n3s/wish/261679415