https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj Written Technologies en-us 2021-03-10 18:28:14 UTC 2025-10-01 15:50:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294579353 30,000 years ago, cavemen near the South of France drew animals on their cave walls. This technology changed social interaction because humans were now capable of drawing and describing the world around them.]]> 2021-03-10 18:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294579353 jessicaquail https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294583659 Around 5,000 years ago in Mesopotamia, people started documenting ideas in clay tablets using proto-cuneiform. They drew pictures of objects that represented their ideas. However, these symbols had to be recognized by the reader. This technology changed social interaction as its limitations promoted the evolution to cuneiform script. Still, proto-cuneiform enabled people to communicate and send messages through writing. ]]> 2021-03-10 18:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294583659 callieevans https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294602710 Around 3000BCE, a partial script made up of words representing their own ideas and concepts was invented. And yet, there were still limitations to communication at that time. The creation of Cuneiform facilitated communication. It helped with the creation of written rules, laws and  record keeping of food and trading. Cuneiform also helped start the reform of their society.]]> 2021-03-10 18:45:09 UTC https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294602710 alexannedesrochers https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294604206 In roughly 700BCE, the 24 character (7 vowels and 17 consonants) alphabetic system was invented by the Greeks. This technology was able to change social interactions as it permitted its user to read and learn a vast range of subjects. In our present society, Greek letters can be found in our alphabet and mathematics. Evidently, the Greek alphabet had a big influence on our society.  ]]> 2021-03-10 18:45:26 UTC https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294604206 https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294609432 Between 700BCE and the 1300s, wax tablets, Egyptian papyrus and the Chinese invention of paper were all major advances in written technology. This impacted social interaction and communication because writing became easier to distribute, it was longer lasting and it was more accessible. This was a significant building block in the evolution of written technologies.]]> 2021-03-10 18:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294609432 juliagirou https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294612685 In 200 BCE, scripts were invented, which eventually led to communication through letters in 100 BCE. This was one if its main social changes. Also, Egyptian papyrus was one of the first forms of paper, and it started the trend of utilizing script in writing. This change from tablets to script was a major shift in written techniques. ]]> 2021-03-10 18:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294612685 jessicaquail https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294617626 During the medieval ages monks who copied religious texts used scripta continua, which did not leave a space between different words. This is because writing was based off of speech, and people don't leave pauses between each word. This form of writing was meant to be spoken and a focus was placed on the ability to sound out the words rather than read them.]]> 2021-03-10 18:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294617626 alexannedesrochers https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294623163 In the 13th century space between the words was invented, before then all the words were written together. They did not think putting spaces between words was important. Today we write words with spaces, so it is easier to understand. Before the writing was meant to be read out loud while now people mostly read to themselves, having spaces between words is more simple and clear.]]> 2021-03-10 18:49:06 UTC https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294623163 juliagirou https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294626422 Following spaces and writing, in the 14th century paragraphs and chapters were invented and allowed for a more structured form of text. Using paragraphs and chapters allowed society to convey ones thoughts through writing in a more organized and structured way. ]]> 2021-03-10 18:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294626422 kiararicciardelli https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294631404 2021-03-10 18:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294631404 callieevans https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294636267 An evolutionary invention, made in the 1440 to 1450s, that allowed books to be produced on a larger scale. This invention had a major impact on society at the time, information was able to be spread much quicker with easier accessibility. It would change the way people were educated. This could have led to the modern need to know everything instantaneously, without delay.]]> 2021-03-10 18:51:39 UTC https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294636267 juliagirou https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294640660 When mass scales of novels were being produced due to the invention of the printing press, in the 1440s, different fonts were being created. Some fonts were easier to read than others. By the early 1900s, standardized fonts like The Times New Roman were being made. These fonts made it clearer to read and to better understand the writers words. The creation of these fonts ]]> 2021-03-10 18:52:32 UTC https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294640660 jessicaquail https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294641574 Chinese literacy falls behind due to it's overly complicated characters. The roman alphabet has dominated due to its clarity, making it easier to read. There has been a steady decline in literacy in China since the early 2000s. Chinese literacy has thousands of different logographic characters to learn. Without major simplification, chinese written works will become overlooked by alphabets that are easier to learn and reproduce.]]> 2021-03-10 18:52:43 UTC https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294641574 jessicaquail https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294662549 In 2007, Japan saw an increase in electronically published books that were written more similarly to text messages rather than traditional novels. There has also been a decrease in function words further condensing written language. Apps like Twitter are becoming more popular and encouraging shortened summaries by adding character limits. Information is being simplified and compressed. ]]> 2021-03-10 18:56:48 UTC https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294662549 https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294666445 2021-03-10 18:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294666445 callieevans https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294679155 2021-03-10 19:00:06 UTC https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294679155 juliagirou https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294684060 2021-03-10 19:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/callieevans/v33hrgify647euqj/wish/1294684060