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History of The Alphabet

  • The 22 letters of the alphabet
    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
  • The Alphabet has been here since before acient Egypt.
    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.
  • The Alphabet "updated" a little
    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.
  • changes in other countries/cites
    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.
  • The sounds of letters
    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.

    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.