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Hand-made and local versus machine-produced and long-distance
Pre-industrial media preserved history through cave paintings, stone carvings, and handwritten chronicles that documented events, achievements, stories, and the lives of early people.
Pre-industrial media served six major purposes:
1. Which description best defines the Pre-Industrial Age?
2. A community creates a small number of handwritten records on durable materials and exchanges them slowly within nearby settlements. Which media characteristic does this example illustrate?
3. How did cave paintings, stone carvings, and handwritten chronicles contribute to later societies?
What period does the Pre-Industrial Age refer to?
The period before the Industrial Revolution, approximately before the 1700s.
How were pre-industrial media typically made?
They were hand-made.
What materials were commonly used in pre-industrial media?
Durable materials were commonly used.
What was the communication speed and scope of pre-industrial media?
They supported slow and local communication.
What was a common use for stone tablets in the Pre-Industrial Age?
To record laws and important records.
How did pre-industrial media preserve history?
Through cave paintings, stone carvings, and handwritten chronicles.
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