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1900 BCE
The 22 letters of the alphabet
Written from right to left and consisting of 22 symbols, this unique system would eventually spread throughout the middle east and across Europe -
1800 BCE
The Alphabet has been here since before acient Egypt.
The alphabet has been here for a long time but they never really paid a lot of attention to it until it got to Greece in 8th century. -
1400 BCE
The Alphabet "updated" a little
The Latin alphabet has changed into a certain standard order. New additions to the alphabet came, X, Y, Z. -
1300 BCE
changes in other countries/cites
The Latins made some minor changes of their own, dropping four letters and adding others. The practice of modifying the alphabet was commonplace as nations began to adopt it as a writing system. -
800 BCE
The sounds of letters
The biggest change was the addition of vowel sounds, which many scholars believed marked the creation of the first true alphabet that allowed for a clear pronunciation of specific Greek words. -
Using the alphabet in songs, etc.
An author started using the alphabet when writing songs, poems, etc. -
Period: to
People using the alphabet
People are using the alphabet all over the world. You can think of every place on the globe and they are using the alphabet.
