EVOLUTION OF MEDIA Flashcards
People discovered fire, developed paper from plants and forged weapons and tools w stone, bronze, copper and iron
(Before 1700’s)
Pre-Industrial Age
Also known as “parental art” are numerous paintings and engravings found on cave wall or ceilings around 38000 BCE
Cave Paintings
Used as a writing medium especially for writing in cuneiform.
Clay tablets
It is one of the oldest medium of writing
Cuneiform
Used in ancient times as writing surface to designate documents
Papyrus
People used the power of steam, developed machine tools, established iron production and the manufacturing of various products
Industrial Age
Examples of Industrial Age
Printing press
Newspaper
Telegraph
Telephone
Invention of the transistors
Electronic Age
Examples of Electronic Age
Transistor Audio
Television
Personal Computers
Internet paved the way for faster communication and the creation of the social networks
New Age/Information Age