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The development of the Greek alphabet Timeline Game

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The development of the Greek alphabet is a fascinating topic that showcases the evolution of written communication. One interactive way to explore this is through a timeline game.

  • Players must place events in their correct chronological order.
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  • 1050 BC: Phoenician alphabet is developed
  • 800 BC: Greek traders adopt Phoenician alphabet
  • circa 750 BC: First Greek inscriptions using Phoenician alphabet
  • circa 750 BC: Introduction of vowels to the Greek alphabet
  • circa 750 BC: Development of the Greek alphabet with 24 letters
  • 5th century BC: Standardization of the Greek alphabet by the 5th century BC
  • 4th century BC: Introduction of lowercase letters in the Greek alphabet
  • 5th century BC: Invention of the Ionic alphabet
  • 5th century BC: Invention of the Attic alphabet
  • 5th century BC: Invention of the Doric alphabet
  • 5th century BC: Invention of the Aeolic alphabet
  • 8th century BC: Adoption of the Greek alphabet by the Etruscans
  • 3rd century BC: Adoption of the Greek alphabet by the Romans
  • 9th century AD: Adoption of the Greek alphabet by the Cyrillic script
  • 9th century AD: Codification of the Greek alphabet in the Middle Ages
  • 9th century AD: Introduction of diacritics to the Greek alphabet
  • 2nd century AD: Greek alphabet used as the basis for the Coptic alphabet
  • 4th century AD: Greek alphabet used as the basis for the Gothic alphabet
  • 9th century AD: Invention of the Byzantine Greek alphabet
  • 1982: Modern Greek alphabet officially adopted in Greece

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