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A Bequest Unearthed, Phoenicia: The Phoenician Alphabet

For Students 9th - 10th
History of the Phoenician alphabet and how it was adopted by the Greeks. Examples are shown including a graphical chart. You can also download a Phoenician typeface.
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A Bequest Unearthed, Phoenicia: Phoenician Cities

For Students 9th - 10th
Nice descriptions of Tyre, Sidon, Beritus, Byblos, Tripoli, Arvad, Baalbeck, and Caesarea.
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Geography of Phoenicia Canaan

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides maps of Phoenicia. Gives detailed descriptions of the territories of Phoenicia. Good site!
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Encyclopedia Phoeniciana: Phoenicia

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The first paragraph gives some history and major achievements of the Phoenicians. Scroll down for alphabet and other achievement information.
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Encyclopedia Phoeniciana: Picture Writing to Alphabet

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site, from the Encyclopedia Phoeniciana, presents a comprehensive chart that shows the gradual development of different world languages from primitive scripts.
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Encyclopedia Phoeniciana: The Phoenician Alphabet

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Both fun and informative, this rich site from the Encyclopedia Phoeniciana explains the importance of the Phoenician alphabet for the development of world languages. Download a Phoenician font for yourself!
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Encyclopedia Phoeniciana: Table of Phoenician Alphabet

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from the Encyclopedia Phoeniciana provides an excellent chart comparing Phoenician letters and meanings with the modern (Latin) alphabetic equivalents. Explains the history of how each phonetic meaning has shifted over time.