The economical boost of selling of cotton lead to the cotton gin being created during this period of time. Unfortunately, more cotton being produced meant more slaves being needed.
Herodotus wrote that Phoenicia was the birthplace of the alphabet, stating that it was brought to Greece by the Phoenician “Kadmus” circa the 8th century BCE.<u> It is suggested that the Greeks had no alphabet before that happening.</u> <u>The Phoenician alphabet is the basis for most western languages written today.</u> Something interesting to mention is that their city of Gebal reffered by the Greeks as 'Byblos gave the Bible its name. Gebal was the greatest exporter of papyrus, which was the paper used in writing in ancient Egypt and Greece.
For all the formerly mentioned, it is quite easy to infer that one of the most significant influences the Phoenicians had on the Western world is:
A. the alphabet
Francis Cabot Lowell and Samuel Slater both <span>imported technological advances from Great Britain.</span>
Strategies to improve water quality in the region include making it illegal for people to use public water facilities for personal uses such as boating, and making sure that water resources get proper anti-bacterial treatments. <span />
