What special significance does the Phoenician alphabet hold?

A. It is the only ancient alphabet still in use today.
B. It had less of a spiritual and religious tie than previous alphabets.
C. Their alphabet serves as the key in the Rosetta stone.
D. It was passed to the Greeks and used to create the Roman alphabet.
E. They were the first to invent this kind of alphabet.


Answer: D

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