History of Transportation

By jam160
  • Mules were demesticated
    4000 BCE

    Mules were demesticated

    They secured belonging and goods on top of mules. They traveled across large lands to reach their destination.
  • Wheels
    3500 BCE

    Wheels

    The first wheeled vehicles where invented in Iraq.
  • Sailing Boats
    3100 BCE

    Sailing Boats

    Sailing boats where invented in Egypt. This was a way for people to transport small goods across water. They didn't have to travel around the water anymore.
  • Wooden Ships
    2700 BCE

    Wooden Ships

    The Egyptians begin using wooden ships for trade by sea
  • Camels were domesticated
    2000 BCE

    Camels were domesticated

    Since camels where stronger than mules they started to use them to travel across large lands.
  • Steam Locomotive Railways

    Steam Locomotive Railways

    Railways had a major impact on faming and other goods. It was a good transportation system.
  • Steamboats

    Steamboats

    They where used to help in the Civil War. They worked as a primary element of Army supply system transporting supplies.
  • First usable car

    First usable car

    To get to places faster Karl Benz created this.
  • Aircrafts

    Aircrafts

    During this time period to 1926 the first aircrafts were invented.
  • Better Cars

    Better Cars

    Better car production was produced.
  • Driverless Vehicles.

    Driverless Vehicles.

    The latest invention of transportation are driverless vehicles.