History - Term 3 Flashcards
What was the most important invention in early transport?
The Wheel
Why was the wheel such an important invention?
It made it easier to transport heavy loads for longer distances, and people could travel and trade more easily.
Which 2 types of transport use a steam engine?
- A Ship
2. A Train
How does a steam engine work?
Water is boiled over a coal fire, the steam that is generated uses energy to make the engine work.
What are the different ways you can travel on land?
- Walking
- Riding on animals
- Cycling
- Motor Cars
- Trains
What was the first bicycle called?
A running machine
What is the bicycle with a big wheel and a small wheel called?
A Penny Farthing
When was the motor car invented?
1880’s
Who where the 2 inventors of the early motor cars?
- Carl Benz
2. Gottlieb Daimler
Where where Carl Benz & Gottlieb Daimler from?
Germany
What did you need to do to start the engine of old motor cars?
You had to turn a crank handle at the front of the car
Who built the first affordable motor car?
Henry Ford
What name of the car that Henry Ford built?
The Model T Ford or Tin Lizzy
Name 3 oldest forms of water transport
- Rafts
- Canoes
- Reed Boats
Name 4 types of of sail boats
- Arab dhows
- Caravels
- British tall ships
- Clippers
What where the names of the brothers that built the first aeroplane?
Orville & Wilbur Wright
How where the first sailing ships powered?
By Wind
What was the name of the ships that the Chinese invented?
Chinese Junks
What is the gas that cars and other vehicles give off?
Exhaust Fumes
True or False: Exhaust fumes are harmful to people, plants, animals and the environment.
True
In what year did the Wright Brothers fly across the United States of America and how long did it take them?
In 1911 and it took them 84 Days
When was the first airplane built?
1903
What is the Largest airplane in the world and how many people can it carry?
The A380-800 and it can carry more than 500 people
Why was rocket technology such an important invention?
It allowed humans to go to space.
Who was the first South African to go to space?
Mark Shuttleworth
What did the Wright brothers do to figure out how to fly?
They watched birds
What did the Wright Brothers know they needed a lot of to fly?
Wind
Explain how a hot air ballon works.
Use smoke from a fire to blow hot air into a silk bag which was attached to a basket. The hot air then rises and allows the balloon to be lighter then air
What did airships use to move forward?
Petrol Engines
Name 2 types of trains we use today?
Electric & Diesel Trains
Name 2 things the Chinese invented
- Movable Sails
2. Compass
Give 2 reasons that exhaust fumes are bad?
Damage peoples lungs People get sick more easily Plants don't grow well Animals eat unhealthy plants Global warming
