Question

1. how was the phoenician alphabet similar to the alphabet we use today?

Explanation:

The Phoenician alphabet was a consonantal - alphabet. Our modern alphabet has roots in it. It introduced the concept of using symbols to represent sounds, which is similar to our alphabet. Many of the letter shapes in the Phoenician alphabet have evolved into the letter shapes we use today.

Answer:

Both are alphabetic systems using symbols for sounds and have some similar letter - shape evolutions.