Communications Revolutions 1
Changed the way people communicated, literate cultures replaced oral cultures, evolution of
languages.
Communications Writing for
Revolution communication
875 CE: Chinese evolved before
toiletpaper invention of paper
10th century: chinese in 3200 BCE in
banknotes Sumer,
Mesopotamia
First phase of
civilization: also
seen in
3rd century: used
Mesoamerica
for writing
[zapotec in Mexico],
ancient Egypt and
China
Egyptian writing
was influenced by
Paper was in high Sumerian writing
demand [paid taxes [similarity between
in china] Sumerian
cuneiform and
hieroplyphs]
Complete
independence of
Tree bark, hemp,
Chinese writing
rags and netting
[distinct nature of
Chinese symbols]
Prototypes of
paper: Asia [china],
Mediterranean This is proto-
region [Egypt] and writing/ideographic
Central American Writing and paper is
reqion [Maya] the first
communication
revolution
Chinese Invent Paper:
State secret and state
monopoly: 650 years
Taken as prisoners of
before the Chinese paper Spread to Middle East in
war by Arabs in 750s:
making technique the 8th century
transfer of skill resulted
reahced other parts of
the world
Became more
9th century: Muslims
sophisticated: Muslims
were producing books.
used water and powered
Papermills in Samarkand Vellum [leather sheets]
mills instead of pestle to
was still preferred over
pound and pulp hemp
Qur'an
and bark mixture
Book production and 13th century: Muslim
binding became merchants exported
significant industries paper
Changed the way people communicated, literate cultures replaced oral cultures, evolution of
languages.
Communications Writing for
Revolution communication
875 CE: Chinese evolved before
toiletpaper invention of paper
10th century: chinese in 3200 BCE in
banknotes Sumer,
Mesopotamia
First phase of
civilization: also
seen in
3rd century: used
Mesoamerica
for writing
[zapotec in Mexico],
ancient Egypt and
China
Egyptian writing
was influenced by
Paper was in high Sumerian writing
demand [paid taxes [similarity between
in china] Sumerian
cuneiform and
hieroplyphs]
Complete
independence of
Tree bark, hemp,
Chinese writing
rags and netting
[distinct nature of
Chinese symbols]
Prototypes of
paper: Asia [china],
Mediterranean This is proto-
region [Egypt] and writing/ideographic
Central American Writing and paper is
reqion [Maya] the first
communication
revolution
Chinese Invent Paper:
State secret and state
monopoly: 650 years
Taken as prisoners of
before the Chinese paper Spread to Middle East in
war by Arabs in 750s:
making technique the 8th century
transfer of skill resulted
reahced other parts of
the world
Became more
9th century: Muslims
sophisticated: Muslims
were producing books.
used water and powered
Papermills in Samarkand Vellum [leather sheets]
mills instead of pestle to
was still preferred over
pound and pulp hemp
Qur'an
and bark mixture
Book production and 13th century: Muslim
binding became merchants exported
significant industries paper
