Question

This script’s phonetic nature made it relatively easy to learn, unlike scripts such as cuneiform which required professional training. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this script, which likely developed around the city of Byblos in modern-day Lebanon. The Greek alphabet is derived from this earlier script.
ANSWER: Phoenician [accept Phoenician script or the Phoenician alphabet]
[10e] The Phoenician alphabet’s simplicity also helped it become more popular than this formal Egyptian writing system. This writing appears with demotic script and Greek on the Rosetta Stone.
ANSWER: hieroglyphs [or hieroglyphic script; accept hieratic]
[10h] Phoenician is an abjad, meaning that its letters all represent consonants, much like the script used for this language. This Semitic language was most likely used by Jesus of Nazareth for his teachings.
ANSWER: Aramaic
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Notre Dame AChicago A10101030
Chicago BIllinois C0101020
Illinois AIllinois D10101030
WashU AIllinois B0101020
Iowa ANorthwestern A10101030
IndianaNorthwestern B010010
WashU BNotre Dame B1010020
Purdue APurdue B10101030
Purdue CNotre Dame C10101030
Iowa BSIUE1010020