The History of Transport
Walking
Wagons
Oxen that
pull 4-wheeled
wagons transport goods
7000 - 3000 yrs
ago
Animals
Donkeys
Camels
Elephants
Vessels
Rafts
Canoes
Reed boats
Carriages
pulled by horses
Carts
pulled by horses
2000 to 500 yrs
ago
Sailing ships
Dhow - Arab sailing
vessel
Junk - Chinese sailing
ships
Clipper - fast sailing
ship
Tall ships - tall sails
Caravel - small, triangular
sails
Steam Trains
George Stephenson
Locomotive called
'The Rocket'
500 to 300 yrs
ago
Steam Engines
Replaced horses
as most important
form of transport
Petrol motor cars
Model T Ford American car designed
by Mr Ford
Steam Ships
Using steam engines
Not reliant on wind to
move First motor vehicles
Powered by steam
engines
300 to 200 yrs
ago
Hot air Balloon
First aircraft
to carry a human
in the air
Sub-marines
100 yrs ago to
today
200 to 100 yrs
ago
Space Travel
Trams/vehicles
Drawn by horses
on tracks
Bicycles
First bicycle - no wheels
Bicycles with pedals
that turned front wheel
Penny-farthing - big
front wheel
Safety bicycle - back
wheel moved by chain
Aeroplanes
Wilbur & Orville Wright
17 December 1903 first plane powered
by engine
The History of Transport
Term
Definition
Transport
Transport means carrying goods or people from one place to
another. Transport can be done on land, on water and in the air.
Wheel
One of the most important inventions of all times. The first wheels
were made of wooden disks with a hole in the middle. The axle is
the shaft on which the wheels turn.
Wagon
A covered four wheel vehicle that was pulled by oxen.
Oxen
Big tame animals
Bicycle
Bi - two, Cycle - circles
Penny-farthing
A bicycle with a much bigger front wheel than back wheel.
Safety bicycle
A bicycle where the back wheel is moved by a chain when the
rider pedals and steer with the front wheel. This is the bicycle as
we know it today.
The Rocket
The first steam locomotive invented by George Stephenson.
Locomotive
A vehicle with wheels and an engine that pulls trains on railway
tracks.
Vessel
A floating craft used for transport over water.
Junk
A chinese sailing ship with four-sided sails.
Clipper
A very fast sailing ship.
Caravel
A small, fast sailing ship with triangular sails.
Tall ship
A sailing ship with tall sails.
Dhow
An Arab old sailing vessel.
Hot air ballon
A hot air balloon has a big bag (envelope) filled with heated air
and a basket below in which passengers can stand. Above the
basket is a gas burner that heats the air in the envelope and
makes the hot air balloon rise into the air.
Glider
An aeroplane that does not use an engine to fly.
Wilbur & Orville Wright
Invented first aeroplane powered by an engine that flew for the first
time on 17 December 1903.
The Renaissance
Term
Transport
Wheel
Wagon
Oxen
Bicycle
Penny-farthing
Safety bicycle
The Rocket
Locomotive
Vessel
Junk
Clipper
Caravel
Tall ship
Dhow
Hot air ballon
Glider
Wilbur & Orville Wright
Definition