 The Phoenician alphabet, called by convention the Proto-Canaanite alphabet for inscriptions older than around 1200 BCE, was a non- pictographic consonantal alphabet, or abjad. [1] It was used for the writing of Phoenician, a Northern Semitic language, used by the civilization of Phoenicia pictographicconsonantalalphabetabjad [1]PhoenicianSemiticPhoenicia

 A writing material of ancient times.  Also called paper plant, Papyrus is a grass-like aquatic plant that has woody, triangular stems and grows up to about 15 feet high in water up to 3 feet deep.

It is significant because it was the first paper-like material made

 A thin material made of calfskin, sheepskin or goatskin.  Used for documents, notes, books and manuscript in early times.  Most common in the 5 th century BC.

Paper-like material made by animal skins It is important because it replaced papyrus, who prices were raising Way to remember – parchments pre paper

 A thin material used mainly for writing.  Made of wood, rags and grasses.  Invented in China during 2 nd century BC  First use found in China was for padding and wrapping ancient bronze mirrors  Also evidence that Mayans used paper as early as 5 th century in the Americas

 The formal writing of the ancient Egyptians.  Cursive hieroglyphics were used in religious writings.  Contained both alphabet and logographics  Primarily for religious writing

 The postal service used by the Ancient Egyptians.  The mail sent by the Egyptian Postal Service was written on papyrus or wood.

 First began as a set of stamps as early as 3000 BC  First simply as seals (for letters, etc.) then as larger blocks  Printing on cloth preceded printing on paper  Wood blocks allowed printing and reproducing as stamps

Used in Europe, one of the first books printed.

The first book printed using the moveable type printing press. Before, each book had to be copied by hand Laid foundation for the commercial mass production of books Moveable type printing press commonly regarded as most important invention of second millenium

 The original name for the London Gazette.  Charles II moved from London to Oxford to escape the Great Plague of London.  One of the First newspapers.

The oxford gazette is used for distributing important announcements.

 The first newspaper printed in English.  It was edited by Nicholas Bourne and Thomas Archer.

 One of the official newspapers of London.