Ancient near East -Why Was the Phoenician Alphabet So Pivotal in the Development

Ancient Near East
-Why was the Phoenician alphabet so pivotal in the development of written language?

A) It was the first writing system adopted in a region outside of the one in which it was developed.
B) It was the preferred syllabry of kings and was subsequently the first language taught to the people of every social class.
C) It was the syllabry in which most early religious texts were written.
D) It was the most extensive ancient language and it contained hundreds more glyphs than hieroglyphics or cuneiform.
E) It was the first written system in which the glyphs represented consonant sounds in a word rather than a whole word.