We begin our studies of the media with the renaissance period. why? because gutenberg's printing press laid the foundation for mass media communications because printing became easier and less time-consuming, leading in part to the birth of the newspaper, one of the first forms of mass media because the printing press led to a newfound interest in knowledge and this led to the creation of mass media, such as newspapers all of the above

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.