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The first transportation was the human feet however people decide to use horses.
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Meanwhile about 3,500 BC the wheel was invented in what is now Iraq. At first wheels were made of solid pieces of wood lashed together to form a circle but after 2,000 BC they were made with spokes.
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About 3,100 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. However the sail could only be used when sailing in one direction. When travelling against the wind the boat had to be rowed.
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A vast network of roads exists across the Roman Empire. Roman merchant ships carry up to 1,000 tons of cargo.
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1783 The hot air balloon and the hydrogen balloon are invented.
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1890 The first electric underground trains run in London. Thomas Ahearn invents the electric car heater.
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1900s Electric trams begin running in many towns.
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On October 1, 1908, the first production Model T Ford is completed at the company's Piquette Avenue plant in Detroit. Between 1908 and 1927, Ford would build some 15 million Model T cars. It was the longest production run of any automobile model in history until the Volkswagen Beetle surpassed it in 1972.
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1919 Planes begin carrying passengers between London and Paris.
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1930s They gave way to buses, either motor buses or trolley buses, which ran on overhead wires.
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Transportation is a big deal to the world
