Advantages and disadvantages of ancient communication methods

The main ways of communication in ancient times are: drumming, bonfire, Hongyan book, post station, kite exchange, bamboo book and lighthouse navigation.

1, drum signal: mainly used in ancient wars to convey some simple marching orders. Its advantages are simplicity and high transmission speed in a small range. The disadvantage is that the use is mainly limited to the military, and the information conveyed is extremely limited and the scope is small.

2. Military Intelligence Beacon: "Beacon" is a communication method used to transmit frontier military intelligence in ancient China. When one station lit a beacon, neighboring stations also lit torches one after another, passing by one by one. In a short time, in order to report the enemy's situation, they dispatched troops, requested reinforcements and defeated the enemy. The advantage is that it spreads widely and quickly. The disadvantage is that information dissemination is extremely limited and can only be used in the military, with huge cost.

3, Hongyan Chuanshu: In ancient times, birds were used to transmit information to each other, such as pigeons. The advantage is that it is convenient and fast, and the amount of information it carries can be relatively large. The disadvantage is that the domestication cost is high and it is not easy to popularize.

4. Post-station transmission: use the post stations all over the country to transmit by horse. Its advantages are wide application range and large information carrying capacity. The disadvantage is that it requires countless manpower and material resources, and the users are limited to the imperial court.

5. Kite communication: The military uses kites to transmit information. The advantage is that you can use the height of the kite to transmit information on some terrain with inconvenient manpower. Disadvantages are limited to the scope of use, less information, limited to military and so on.

6, bamboo tube delivery: the ancient way of sending letters, let friends bring books home and so on. Its advantages are low cost and high reliability. The disadvantage is that it is inefficient and cannot be used on a large scale.

7. Lighthouse navigation: In ancient times, lighthouses were built at sea to guide ships. Its advantages are wide spread and long-term use. The disadvantage is that it is expensive, and it can only guide the way and has no other use.

Extended data

Modern communication

Narrow communication: refers to various communication technologies invented by human beings since modern times.

Communication in a broad sense: as long as it is the transmission of information, it is communication. For example, all kinds of information transmitted between animals, ancient humans used various ways to transmit all kinds of hunting information.

Therefore, in a sense, it can be said that communication is an ancient discipline. When there were no humans, there was communication in the world, but now no one knows how dinosaurs talked.

Marx, the great revolutionary teacher, once said: no development of science and truth can surpass the limitations of the times itself. In ancient times, when people regarded thunder and lightning as gods, using electricity to transmit information was tantamount to an idiotic dream and a fantasy.

From the birth of human beings five million years ago to the first industrial revolution, for a long time, there was not much difference between blond foreigners and China people in the way of transmitting information. Basically, they communicate with animals with good speed and endurance, among which horses and homing pigeons are the main means of communication.

Because of its low reliability and poor confidentiality, and the main purpose of raising pigeons in China is to eat, the main means of communication in ancient times were various horses.

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