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What were the first modes of human interaction?
Oral and gestural communication
These forms laid the foundations for organized cultures and societies.
How long ago did verbal language emerge?
150,000 years ago
What is the significance of gestures and facial expressions in early communication?
They allowed group coordination and non-verbal communication
This form of communication dates back 2 million years.
What do cave paintings represent and when did they first appear?
First symbolic visual representations, 35,000 years ago
What role did musical instruments play in early human societies?
Music served as a means of social cohesion and emotional expression
Musical instruments date back 40,000 years.
What was the impact of the invention of writing?
Enabled lasting recording of information and construction of shared knowledge
When did clay tablets first appear and what was their purpose?
3500 BC, first administrative and accounting records
What are Egyptian hieroglyphs and when were they developed?
Pictographic system for religious and commemorative uses, 3200 BC
What is cuneiform writing and its historical significance?
Development of systematic thinking and legal codification, 2600 BC
What was the Phoenician alphabet’s influence?
Increased accessibility to writing and influenced modern alphabets, 1050 BC
What innovation did the movable type press introduce?
Democratised knowledge and opened access to written culture
When was the first printing with movable type introduced?
1455
What was the significance of newspapers introduced in 1605?
Formation of public opinion and continuous information
What role did encyclopaedias play in the 18th century?
Systematic organization of knowledge, support for the Enlightenment, 1728
What cultural phenomena emerged in the 18th-19th centuries?
Birth of popular culture and advertising through novels and posters
What did the telegraph signify in communication history?
First electrical long-distance communication, impact on trade and diplomacy, 1844
What year was the telephone invented and its significance?
1876, introduced personal communication at a distance
What was the first means of mass communication?
Radio, developed in 1895
What cultural impact did cinema have when it was introduced?
Development of visual language and mass entertainment, 1895
