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From Cave Paintings to E‑Mails

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    Travel through the history of communication, from ancient cave paintings and handwritten books to telegraphs, telephones, newspapers, and the internet.
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  • What is communication?
    Playing soccer
    Sharing ideas and news
    Sleeping in bed
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  • How do most people communicate?
    By talking and writing
    By closing their eyes
    By swimming
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  • How is communication today?
    Slower
    Better and faster
    Harder
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  • Long ago, why did people make pictures on cave walls?
    To cook dinner
    To clean the wall
    To tell stories
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  • Where was the old cave painting discovered?
    In France
    In America
    In Japan
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  • Now, what do people use most often to tell stories?
    Words
    Drums
    Dance
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  • Long ago, how did people copy books?
    Using a smart phone
    Taking a photo
    One at a time by hand
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  • What did people use to write books in 1453?
    A feather pen and ink
    A pencil
    A crayon
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  • What machine prints books today?
    Printing presses
    Feather pens
    Cave walls
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  • Where can people read e-books?
    On rocks
    On computers
    On paper
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  • Long ago, how did telegraph machines send messages?
    Using animals
    Using electricity
    Using paper airplanes
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  • How long did it take a telegraph to send each word?
    One week
    One second
    About a minute
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  • Who invented the telephone in 1876?
    Robin Nelson
    Alexander Graham Bell
    A teacher
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  • Long ago, what did telephones always need?
    Batteries
    Cords
    Screen protectors
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  • Today, what kind of phone do most people use?
    Cell phone
    Telegraph
    Feather phone
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  • Long ago, how was mail delivered?
    By rockets
    By ships and horses
    By drones
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