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In 3500 BC the wheel was invented in Iraq. It was made from wood.
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This is about the development of transportation through time.
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3100 BC the Egyptians invented the sailing boat. They were made of bundles of papyrus reeds tied together. They had simple square sails made of sheets of papyrus or later of linen. the sail could only be used when sailing in one direction.
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About 2700 BC the Egyptians began using wooden ships for trade by sea. Early ships were steered by a long oar.
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the two wheeled chariot, Its structure is made of a light wood, and its wheels are not solid; their rims are of bent wood, held in place by spokes. A horse can pull a chariot at a trot at up to 8 miles an hour and at a gallop twice as fast.
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1761 The Bridgwater Canal opens. Many more canals are dug
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1783
The hot air balloon is the first successful human-carrying flight technology -
1807 the first steam ship was invented it ran on steam
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1847 the rail road were made
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1863 The first underground railway was made
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1885 The car is invented and ran on gas and could go 16mph
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1890 The first electric underground trains run in London
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1919 the plane was ivented
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1990 tram is a rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets
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1994 the smart car was made
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the hoover board is a hands free transporter that you stand on
