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The Greek alphabet

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

The Greek Alphabet

By: Lesley dye, Ryan Wright, Calvin Ortez
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Where It Came From

  • The Greeks got it from the Phoenicians. They altered the letters to use as the Greek alphabet.
  • It is written from right to left, and each line is in the opposite direction as before

What Is The Importance

The alphabet influenced the culture
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Introduction to Writing

  • First to have an alphabet
  • Began writing literature
  • Created different types of writing
  • Set standards on literature
The alphabet is important because once the Greeks learned and had an alphabet they took up writing. Since they could right before most, it made them pioneers of different types of literature.

PIONEERS

  • Poems
  • Science text
  • Speeches
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