Transportation

Foot

4241 BCE

The first mode of transportation was by foot. Can you imagine walking from Jackson all the way to New Orleans?

Animal

4000 BCE

People then realized,"Hey, why don't we just ride donkeys?" This started transportation by animal. These animals included mostly horses, donkeys, and camels.

Wheel

3500 BCE

The first wooden wheel was invented in Iraq, which lead to chariots and wagons and things like that.

Sailing Boat

3100 BCE

The first sailing boat was created which offered was to cross water. It was not really efficient for traveling long distances though.

Wooden Ships

2700 BCE

These were more for long distance travels and trade. This is what pirates are known for having!

Steam Locomotive

1804

This was a huge impact. It was very ideal for its time and could carry up to 10 tons of iron.

Steam Boat

1807

This was bigger boats and a step up from the wooden boats. This was more ideal. The Titanic was a steam boat!

Bicycle

1817

The fist bicycle was invented in Germany. This was a very ideal for traveling short distances. Like riding your bike to your friends house.

Monorail

1825

This is like a train, but in the sky. They have them at Disney World to get from park to park. They also have them in Vegas to get to different casinos.

Cable Cars

1873

This is also known as a trolley. These are common in older cities and are like a mix of a bus and a train on a cable

Motor Car

1885

This was also huge for it's time. It was the first model of a car that we see today.

Motorcycle

1885

This was also invented in 1885. You don't see them as common as cars, but hey, its pretty cool when you see a biker gang go flying past you on the interstate.

Tractor

1892

These are more commonly used for farming, but every now and then you see one driving down the road holding up traffic...

Bus

1895

This is what most people ride to and from school everyday and also a common way to travel, especially in big cities

Truck

1896

Trucks were ideal for pulling things over land or just holding stuff in the bed.

Subway

1897

This is huge for big cities. For one, it saves room and for two, it's a train underground! The first one was in Boston and was actually just a cable car that went underground.

Semi-Truck

1898

Aka, the 18-wheelers, are amazing for carrying products on land. You see them everywhere nowadays, but they can very dangerous.

Airplane

1903

This is still a very common way of travel and one of the fastest ways to travel.

Helicopter

1939

This is less common for travel, but they still are great for military stuff and carrying things.

Spaceship

1961

Now, this is not a common way of transportation, but it is a method of one, and a huge one. Maybe the future will be involved with these more.