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4000 BCE
Proto Cuneiform (Sumerian Civilisation)
The first way of communication/ Language. It was wrote on clay tablets -
3500 BCE
Cuneiform (Mesopotamian Civilisation)
An improvement to Proto-Cuneiform- It added more letters/symbols to the language -
3200 BCE
Hieroglyphs (Egyptian Civilisation)
Hieroglyphs were pictures or symbols put together to make words and it was carved in stone or painted on tombs or written on papyrus (Papyrus is a plant). -
2900 BCE
Books (Mayan Civilisation)
They used pictures and their language in the books to communicate and most of their books were destroyed except for 4 books called the Codices. -
700 BCE
Stentorophonic Horn (Greek Civilisation)
It was usually used to send a message to thousands of people. It is basically an olden time megaphone. Ex- In war, they need it to address everyone that the enemy is approaching. -
650 BCE
Cursus Publicus (Roman Civilisation)
The system was basically someone on a chariot who delivers messages. It was the most improved postal system in the ancient times and it can cover 270+ Km in an entire day. The reason it can cover so much is- that there are places where the messenger can switche horses so the tired horses won't slow him down. -
450 BCE
Royal Road (Persian Civilisation)
The Royal road was like postal service system built by Darius the Great so he could send and collect information through his empire and later the Romans also used the Royal road. -
200 BCE
Smoked Signals (Chinese Civilisation)
Smoked Signals are when you burn something and use the smoke to write something (In your language). -
1450
Quipus (Inca Civilisation)
Quipus are knotted strings that have a numerical (number) value. Ex: you put the knotted strings in the order you want to and then it creates words/letters. -
1550
Nahuatl (Aztec Civilisation)
It's the language the Aztecs use. -
Telegraph (World)
Telegraph- Sends electrical signals through wires. -
Phone (World)
America started with the first phone -
PC (Modern World)
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