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Transportation

  • Mespotamian civilization
    5000 BCE

    Mespotamian civilization

    In the Mesopotamian civilization, some of the merchants who worked locally would walk and strap their goods on their back .They had different means of transportation for different goods.The earliest was known the use of the potter's wheel that was used in Ur.The first wheels were chariots in 3200 BC.They made the world's first boats using the canal system.They made 3 types of boats wooden boat with a triangular sail.The turnip and Kalakku.Lastly, they used to travel on their foot.
  • Harappan civilisation
    3500 BCE

    Harappan civilisation

    The main form of transportation in Harpa were bullock carts and boats.The Indus Valley boats were long and narrow.People did not travel that much in Harpa.They usually would walk everywhere they needed to go.They used animals to travel overland the animals they used were Elephants, Camels and Oxen.
  • Egyptian civilisation
    3000 BCE

    Egyptian civilisation

    The Egyptians started using boats.They became experts at building and navigating the river.They used wooden boats, Cargo boats, and funeral boats..They also traveled on foot .They used feris as well.The other meen of transportation was horse drone chariots.Lastly they used camels.
  • Mayan civilisation
    1800 BCE

    Mayan civilisation

    They used roads ‘white roads’ was constructed out of large stones.The Mayans called these roads sacebeobs.For the coastal mayans used canoes they were 8 feet long like a longboat.They did not have wheels or anything to carry the heavy load.The trade goods were transported by slaves.The boats were used in the early medium.
  • Chinese civilisation
    1700 BCE

    Chinese civilisation

    There were animal carts but they were expensive so the people who had more money could use the animal cart.Most of the people would walk or use a bicycle.They would also use horses.Some of the main ways of transportation was boats,rickshaws,carts,chariots and wagons pulled by horses,oxen,camel,yak,mules,donkeys and peoples.
  • Ancient greek civilisation
    800 BCE

    Ancient greek civilisation

    There were bridges and roads but they were very rare.The rich would often own or rent horses and poor would ride donkeys.They also used wagons carriages and carts .The modes of transportation were costly.They also used animals.The most common one was walking.They had skills of navigation and shipbuilding.They used the boats and ships for large amount of transport.
  • Persian civilisation
    550 BCE

    Persian civilisation

    Darius, it was a road it was called the royal road it was made with rocks.Chariots were often used.They walked as well.
  • Roman civilisation
    26 BCE

    Roman civilisation

    They traveled by boats,chariots,carts and the most common by foot.Large carriages were pulled by animals and several people.They traveled by road.While traveling by sea they used ships as well.
  • Aztec civilisation
    1428

    Aztec civilisation

    They would use wheels or large animals like horses and cattle.They also used boats as well.Walking .They had also created roads.They had sidewalks as well.They used donkeys and they used to sit on it and eat and sing songs.They build bridges and causeways to cross the lake.
  • Inca civilisation
    1438

    Inca civilisation

    They used roads and bridges for the trading of items.The important officers were carried on a type of chair with poles.They traveled by foot as well these were the ways of transportation in Inca.
  • 1800

    1800

    There were expressways created as well.In the 1800 they used bicycles,carriages and wagons.They had bridges and roads.They started using cars.
  • 1900

    1900

    Traffic lights were in use in 1981.in 1982 there were taxies created, In 1983 buses were used they improved it and made air-conditioned buses in 1985.
  • Moderen

    Moderen

    In 2000s they used airplanes-airbus A380,personal aircrafts Boeing 787 Dreamliner.they had railroads.They had subways trains and metros.Even scooters and motorcycles were in use.In 2001 the car Nissan Altima was invented.Different types of cars were invented like ford Bugatti Veyron.The space station in 2000-2009