Reading up on historic events such as wars made me wonder: How did people communicate internationally, over such long distances?
Did it take weeks or even months to send a message to a country across the globe declaring war?
How did soldiers find out that the war was over, if it was declared over while they were on the battlefield? Another good example: Great Britain and India had relations dating back to the 1600s. That is a pretty long distance to have such a relation with another country.
hi! as your post stands, it's a 'throughout history' question with has an almost infinite number of answers to cover everywhere on earth throughout all time. It would be helpful if you could specify which culture(s)/region(s) and timeperiod(s) you are really interested in, but meanwhile, there are a bunch of previous threads in the FAQ that can get you started