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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
It is believed that ____ was used as aspecialized form of communication before theinvention of the written language.
A
telegram
B
telephaty
C
drawing
D
painting
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is believed that drawing was used as a specialised form of communication before the invention of the written language, demonstrated by the production of cave and rock paintings around 30, 000 years ago (Art of the Upper Paleolithic). These drawings, known as pictograms, depicted objects and abstract concepts.

Detailed explanation-2: -The earliest engravings known are on pieces of shell from Trinil, Java, dated to around 540, 000 years ago, well before modern humans evolved, and presumably made by Homo erectus.

Detailed explanation-3: -The older methods of communication were cave paintings, smoke signals, symbols, carrier pigeons, and telegraph. The latest and modern ways are more convenient and efficient. For example, Television, Cell Phones, Internet, E-mails, Social media, and Text messaging.

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