Transportation timeline Flashcards
What was the first mode of transport, more than 3 million years ago?
Walking
When did first man start carrying tools?
More than 1 million years ago
What was the next mode of transport after walking, and when was this?
Man using animals to carry loads, at around 6000BC
How did transportation evolve from using animals to carry loads?
In about 3500BC, man started to use animals to PULL loads.
What important invention happened in around 3200BC?
Wheels. These revolutionized transportation.
When were the first sailing boats used, and which other mode of transportation did this follow?
Sailing boats were used from 3000BC.
This mode of transport followed the invention of the wheel
In the transportation timeline. Which mode of transport followed the first use of ships, and when?
Riding horses and chariots.
2000BC
When was the steam engine invented?
1700s
On the transportation timeline, were there any new modes of transportation between the start of riding horses and chariots and the invention of the steam engine?
No. There were no significant transportation inventions for about 4000 years.
When were other types of train, apart from steam engines, invented; and what were they?
1880s
Electric trains
What other significant transportation inventions were made in the 1880s?
Diesel and petrol engines, and the first motor car.
What significant transportation invention happened after the 1880s?
The first aeroplane, in 1903.
What was the most recent major transportation mode, and when was this?
Space Age
1960
