Greek Alphabet
Detailed Information
The Greeks made the alphabet so that they could write and communicate. The language that the alphabet is in is Greek. The alphabet was used to bring all of the Greeks together through communication. The Greek alphabet has 24 letters in it. The Greeks learned about an alphabet from the Phoenicians. Many of the Greek letters in the alphabet are letters from the Phoenician's alphabet, but the Greeks have added a few more letters. Finally, the Greek alphabet was the first alphabet to have vowels in it.
Important person or event
An important event in the Greek language was when the alphabet is created. The Greek alphabet was created around 1000 B.C.
How it influenced the way people live today
We also use a lot of the letters as symbols for fraternities and sororities.
Important person or event
An important event in the Greek language was when the alphabet is created. The Greek alphabet was created around 1000 B.C.
How it influenced the way people live today
We also use a lot of the letters as symbols for fraternities and sororities.
How the Greek alphabet evolved since ancient Greece
The Greek alphabet was the basis for many future alphabets including the English alphabet. The English alphabet has a lot of the same letters that the Greek alphabet has, but the Greek had 24 letters and the English alphabet has 26 letters. Another difference is that the letters are have changed shape.
Bibliography
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/244456/Greek-alphabet
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/greek_alphabet.php
http://gogreece.about.com/od/greeklanguage2/ss/greekalphabet_9.htm
http://www.lousywriter.com/language-alphabet.php
http://www.eduinreview.com/resources/alpha-sigma-alpha/
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/244456/Greek-alphabet
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/greek_alphabet.php
http://gogreece.about.com/od/greeklanguage2/ss/greekalphabet_9.htm
http://www.lousywriter.com/language-alphabet.php
http://www.eduinreview.com/resources/alpha-sigma-alpha/