The Greeks added vowel sounds to what system of writing in order to develop the first true alphabet?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER:
The Phoenician alphabet was based on consonants and the characters evolved into the first alphabet with the addition of vowel sounds by the Greeks.
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Huda Sha?rawi of Egypt
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