Adobe originally used Flash for most animation. e-learning, and other multi-media learning. Flash also provides great manipulation of audio and video within multimedia. Toward the end of Flash and the beginning of Animate Adobe promoted the use of Actionscript to customize and control interactions in multimedia projects. I used Flash at Arthur Andersen and throughout my time at Harding University. Animate is especially useful for creating interactive widgets and tools.
Video of Animation showing the relationship of concepts.