THE PHOENICIAN ALPHABET

What has happened to men since they discovered fire, since they learned to grow food and raise animals, since they invented the wheel?They have studied the movement of the stars, and some of them have become good mathematicians.Some others have become carpenters,sculptors,architects and musicians.And then something happened.Some kings and priests wanted to record important events.They also wanted to communicate their ideas to people in other countries and other times.
Many writing systems were invented, but the most advanced system was Phoenician writing because it had a simple phonetic alphabet.