The History of Transportation

By jjt1859
  • 8200 BCE

    Boats

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

    Animals

    Animals
    animals were use to transport goods during trade
  • 3500 BCE

    The wheel

    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
  • 3000 BCE

    Wagon

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

    ambulance

    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