Transport through time Flashcards
What was the first form of transport still used today?
Carrying
Why is carrying not the best form of transport?
Heavy loads are difficult for people to carry
Name another form of early transport
The sledge
Thousands of years ago people began to tame…
Animals
How did taming animals help people?
They did not need to walk everywhere
Animals could carry loads
Where and when was the wheel invented?
Ancient Sumer (modern Iraq) about 5000 years ago
What was the first form of transport to use wheels?
The cart
What is the difference between a cart and a wagon?
A cart has two wheels and a wagon has four wheels
The earliest courts with wheels were pulled or pushed by…
People
What is the difference between a wagon and a coach?
A coach was mainly used to transport people. Coaches were pulled by two, four or six horses
Who invented the first bicycle?
Baron Karl von Drais
What was the first bicycle called?
The running machine
When and where was the first bicycle invented?
Germany in 1817
The earliest bicycles were called…
Bone shakers (they had steel wheels)
what was the first bicycle to have pedals?
The Penny Farthing
The first bicycle to have both wheels the same size was called the…
Safety bicycle
Who invented the first steam engine?
James Watt
Who invented the first locomotive (train)?
George Stephenson
What was the first locomotive called and what year was it made?
The Rocket, in 1829
Who invented the first real motorcar?
Karl Benz
What year was the first motorcar built?
1885
What problems have cars and trucks and trains brought us?
Gases from car exhausts are poisonous and cause illnesses
Many people get asthma and pneumonia from exhausts and die from these illnesses every year
The fumes from cars are very bad for the environment, they pollute the air
Motorcars cause road accidents
What were some of the earliest forms of water transport?
Canoes
What did people start to add to canoes to improve them?
Sails
