SOCA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Protestantism, Noam Chomsky, Shaw Communications
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The 21st century was filled with many films regarding the barriers. Marshall mcluhan coined the term global village: he said that media are extensions of the human body/mind, perhaps it can be vice-versa, where human body/mind are extensions of the media. If we exclude mass media and only regard the most primal points of communication, writing only began approximately 5500 years ago in egypt/mesopotamia (south iraq). Print media became large in the 19th century: but to spread print media, some form of costly transportation was needed. (i. e. horse, carriage, train, ship). Changes happened from samuel morse in 1844 who sent the first telegraphic signal. This led to the spread of long-distance communication without travel/unnecessary cost. The correct time was often determined by local solar time. Sir sandford fleming, was a father the worldwide adoption of standard time. (cid:1) There are three causal factors for the rise of mass media: Catholics relied on priests for biblical information.
