First Video Discussion Flashcards
Refers to the movement of persons, goods or vehicle, either thru foot, powered by combustion system or thru animal drawn from one place to another for the purpose of travel.
Traffic
It came from the Greek word “nomos” which
means “to pasture”
Nomads
- Originally the term nomads was called as
“Pastoralist”
Nomads
3 Types of Nomads:
- Foraging population
- Pastoral nomads
- Tinkers or Gypsies
- They wander for food.
- Also known as “hunter gatherer”.
- 90% of humans before are living in this way
- Foraging means searching
- Foraging population
They move with their families, belongings, and herds of cattle, camel, sheep, or goats thru an
annual cycle of pastures whose availability is determined by the alteration of hot and cold and wet and dry seasons.
- Pastoral nomads
Similar itinerants in urban and complex societies who make and sell their product.
Also known as “trader nomads”
- Tinkers or Gypsies
VARIOUS ANCIENT MODES OF
TRANSPORTATION
ARE?
A. Manpower
B. Animal power
C. Wind power
D. Road and Vehicle
also known as “shoulder pole/ milkmaid
yoke”
it was started in China and other part of
Far East
Carrying pole
is a yoke of wood or bamboo, used by
people to carry a load.
Carrying pole
goods are carried on the back.
in the country of Subtemala, the
tumpline (tali) is placed on the forehead
in Andes the tumpline is placed on the
chest
Back load and tumpline
it was first used in Northern Europe
Sledge on rollers/runners
is a historical frame structure that was
used by indigenous peoples, notably the
Plains Aboriginals of North America
Travois
– first domesticated in Mesopotamia
to draw war chariots while it was used in
some parts of Africa for riding
Ox
– used during Christian Eras
on Siberia and Northern part of the
world to carry sled.
Reindeers
– considered as the first
domesticated animal, they were also
used on carrying sled and also helpful on
police patrols.
Dogs
– first domesticated in Middle
East (Egypt and Mesopotamia)
Donkeys
– used by the Indians to serve as
weapon and other countries used as a
pack animal.
Llama
– first used by Asians. It was used
to draw chariots.
Horse
– used in Central Asia to travel in
the desert.
Camel
– in the higher altitudes of the
Himalayas ____ is used as a pack animal.
Yak
– in the higher altitudes of the
Himalayas Yak is used as a pack animal.
Yak
used for military operations. It was invented
by Chinese philosophers Mozi and Lu Ban.
(Students of Confucius)
Ancient Chinese kite
they used this on measuring distances, testing the wind, signaling and communication for military.
Ancient Chinese kite
it was based on the flight of birds. – it derived
from the Greek word “ornithos” which
means “bird” and “pteron” which means “wings”.
- it was invented by Leonardo da Vinci
Da Vinci’s Ornithopter
it was invented by Montgolfier brothers of
France (Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Etienne
Montgolfier
Montgolfier balloon
it was named by Capt. Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis
first airmail was delivered in 1911
from New York to Paris
Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis
was invented probably in Western Asia
(Mesopotamia). It began to appear in TigrisEuphrates Valley about 3500BC and later in Crete, Egypt, and China.
Wheel
– were the major road builders in the ancient world
Romans
- he advocated the feeder road building and
perfected the Macadamized road in
England
John L. Macadam
In early 19th century served as the nursery of automobile builders that led to the invention
of bicycle.
Bicycle
- In 1817 he introduced a steerable wheel
creating the “Draisienne” or “Dandy
horse” or “Hobby horse”.
Karl Von Drais
- In 1838, he made the first bicycle with pedals
Kirkpatrick Macmillan
bicycle with one pair of wheels, one large
front wheel and a small one at the rear
Star bicycle
– used by several people both wheels are equal size
Tandem bicycle
- In 1888 (19th century) he invented the
pneumatic tires (inflated by air). John Boyd
Dunlop has a great contribution to the
invention of vehicles because of his
Pneumatic Tire intention which appeared in
19th century
John Boyd Dunlop
– vulcanization process of
rubber
Charles Goodyear
– A Frenchman, who made
possible the introduction of motorized carriages by his invention of the
“INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE” in the 1860’s
Etienne Lenoir
- pioneered the manufacture of gas engines.
Nicolaus Otto and Gottlieb Daimler
– (German) developed an internal combustion engine which uses liquid fuel known as “DIESEL FUEL”
Rudolf Diesel
– built the first automobile powered by ICE (internal combustion engine) in 1885.
(Mercedes-Benz)
Karl Benz
– 1908 introduced the “MODEL T” (Ford Vehicle) which proved so popular in 1914
Henry Ford
– 1908 introduced the “MODEL T” (Ford Vehicle) which proved so popular in 1914
Henry Ford
