alleryStart learning →Why was the Phoenician script simple enough for traders to learn?
AThousands of word signs
BOnly about two dozen letters
CIt was carved on stone
DIt had no spoken sounds
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Only about two dozen letters
With only about two dozen distinct letters, traders could learn it far more easily than scripts with many signs.
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