Transportation History Timeline

By smm5834
  • Wheel is Invented
    3500 BCE

    Wheel is Invented

    The wheel was used for carriages
  • The sailing boat is invented
    3100 BCE

    The sailing boat is invented

    Sailing boats were used to get across water and carry few people
  • Horses are domesticated
    3000 BCE

    Horses are domesticated

    People used horses to travel, but had to stop frequently so that the horse could rest
  • Egyptians make wood ships for trade
    2700 BCE

    Egyptians make wood ships for trade

    They would use them for trade with other countries
  • Camels are domesticated
    2000 BCE

    Camels are domesticated

    Camels were used to get across deserts and only for one or two people to ride
  • Compass is invented
    1200

    Compass is invented

    People would use these so they know what direction they are heading in
  • Turnpike roads open

    Turnpike roads open

    Turnpikes are privately owned and maintained but you have to pay to use them.
  • Bridge water canal

    Bridge water canal

    Many more canals are dug in the late 18th and early 19th century.
  • Hot air ballon is invented

    Hot air ballon is invented

    Hot air balloons were made for floating slowly across the sky
  • Two men fly across the English Channel in a hydrogen balloon

    Two men fly across the English Channel in a hydrogen balloon

  • Steamships begin crossing the English Channel

    Steamships begin crossing the English Channel

  • The first passenger railway opens

    The first passenger railway opens

  • The first hansom cab is invented

    The first hansom cab is invented

  • The first underground railway opens in London.

    The first underground railway opens in London.

    On it carriages are pulled by steam trains.
  • The car is invented

    The car is invented