What was new about the writing system developed by the phoenicians, and why was this important to the growth of knowledge and spread of ideas?

-the alphabet was phonetic

-the system was much easier/simple to learn,only 20 letters

-because it was simple and easy to learn more people became literate (able to read and write)

your answer is: a passage or quotation taken or selected from a religious book example: the bible, torah, and the quran.

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they united the colonies in their fight against the british.