Moss Moon Magazine X XYZ by: Wish Fire Saint Gothic Moss Moon Magazine X XYZ "The alphabet has a long history, dating back to the consonantal writing system used for Semitic languages in the Levant during the 2nd millennium BCE. The first alphabetic writing system is believed to be the Proto-Sinaitic script, developed around 1700 B.C. by Semitic-speaking people in the Middle East and later refined and spread by the Phoenicians." https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/who-invented-the-alphabet "No single person or culture invented the alphabet — it has evolved over centuries. In order to understand modern alphabets, we must take a trip back through time. Archaeologists have discovered cave paintings thousands of years old that document the first forms of alphabets. In fact, some of the oldest alphabetic symbols have been found in Central America (2,500 years ago), China (more than 3,000 years ago), and the Middle East (more than 5,000 years ago). One of the earliest forms ...