In the beginning man communicated orally. History was passed on in stories that were told from person to person. In order for this type of communication to work, the receiver must have a good memory to remember the story that was told to them. If that person didn't remember the story correctly then after it has been passed down through a number of people the story could end up sounding nothing like it did when it first began.

This was the major problem with preliterate culture. Myth and stories began to intertwine, because these tales were so distorted from when they were first began.

Next, came the ideogrammatic alphabet. This was the first form of writing to emerge on earth. Cuneiform, which is believed to be the first alphabet, is a great example. The alphabet consisted of symbols and pictures instead of letters. Now that there was a written alphabet, accurate documents of history could now be recorded instead of some tall tale that had barely any truth to it at al

The most recent advance in mass communication is the invention of the Internet. Now millions of computers can be networked together to send information to each other from basically anywhere on the planet in a matter of seconds. Since the Internet is fairly new not many laws have been passed restricting the content of the Internet. So now you can find anything from Sports Illustrated to Playboy on the Internet. Basically, anything you're interested in and want to learn more about you can find on the web. In the coming years the internet will probably become a little more restricted, but it has so much potential, that it might be the greatest invention of the 20th century.

printing and faster printing methods have helped the newspaper's audience grow, and today almost every town has their own newspaper.

l. The ideogrammatic alphabet was a huge advance, but it had many problems. The alphabet was very complex, and required a large amount of literacy to understand. Well, back then a very small amount of the population was literate. So, the alphabet was basically confined to the wealthy and extremely educated.

After ideogrammatic alphabet syllable alphabets began to emerge. This was a huge advancement. Not only was the alphabet easier to under

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