The History of Transportation

By jjt1859
  • Boats
    8200 BCE

    Boats

    originally built to haul materials, not to travel long distances
  • Animals
    4000 BCE

    Animals

    animals were use to transport goods during trade
  • The wheel
    3500 BCE

    The wheel

    The wheel wasn't originally used for transportation; it was used for a potter's wheel. Then it was later figured out it could be used for chariots
  • Wagon
    3000 BCE

    Wagon

    originally built to haul materials, not to travel long distances
  • ambulance
    1487

    ambulance

    for the injured people in the battlefield
  • hot air balloon

    hot air balloon

    to create the first human-carrying flight technology
  • trains

    trains

    carry iron from place to place
  • bikes

    bikes

    just to go places
  • car

    car

    built for everyday use
  • motorcycle

    motorcycle

    the first gas-engined motorcycle
  • bus

    bus

    to transport multiple people
  • truck

    truck

    The first was a pickup truck to transport items
  • Plane

    Plane

    They wanted to build a flying machine
  • Helicopter

    Helicopter

    flying ambulances to carry patients.
    loaded with water to fight large fires
    Military forces use helicopters to move troops and get supplies to ships
  • Skateboard

    Skateboard

    free time