Transportation

By Jasonia
  • 3500 BCE

    Horse

    Horse
    People started riding horses in order to get around quicker and easier.Eventually people made buggies to start bringing items along with them. This made traveling easier and more efficient.
  • 2500 BCE

    Carriage

    Carriage
    Carriages were made to be able to transport not only more people, but more goods. This was good for moving and trading.
  • Passenger Car

    Passenger Car
    While its purpose was to haul cannons and artillery pieces on the battlefield, it was difficult to steer, lacked brakes, and could only be operated for 15 minutes.
  • Train

    Train
    People started to want more than horses. Thats when they made trains. Fast train travel made possible in days or hours journeys which previously took months. Transport of both freight and passengers became far cheaper, allowing for networked economies over large areas. Towns and cities along railroad lines grew in importance, while those bypassed declined or even became ghost towns.
  • bike

    bike
    The bicycle is the most efficient means yet devised to convert human energy into mobility.it has been claimed that the bicycle was invented in response to food shortages due to the “Year without a Summer”, an 1816 weather event caused by the volcanic explosion of Mt. Tambora the year earlier.
  • Scooter

    Scooter
    The scooter was made to provide personal transportation. This was the most cost effective way to get around.
  • Motorcycle

    Motorcycle
    The motorbike came about as a simple way to produce motorised transport cheaper than a four-wheeled car.People just wanted the cheapest and fastest way to get around.
  • Gas Car

    Gas Car
    The first gasoline car was made because it offered a more practical and reliable way to power a vehicle compared to other options at the time, like steam engines, due to its lighter weight, better fuel efficiency, and easier control, which ultimately led to the development of the modern automobile as we know it.