Everyone drives in cars and busses, flies in planes or helicopters, some people even take boats or ferries. But what started these? They didn’t just fall from the sky or appear from nowhere. Something had to be done to create these vehicles, so what was it? How could we begin from a simple floating log to a massive metal flying tube? The improvements of transportation from ancient through medieval to modern times is arguably the most useful of all advancements in human technology. Other aspects of human technology are inferior to the trail blazed by their forefathers. Everyday seen zooming down the highway, soaring through the sky, Bounding across the water in great leaps like a frog across a pond. Anything that can move people or goods from one place to another can be described as transportation. All of those cars, trains, planes and boats needed a foundation to build on they couldn't have been just thought up one day. First use of transportations was foot travel. Everywhere was done by walking and using man-power. Using only our own bodies was taking too much time and energy so man decided to use animals. The taming of animals took a very long time. Some of the first animals tamed were horses, camels, and donkeys. The animals were used as rides, transporters, farm hands and such. Transportation has vastly changed since the beginning of man. We started with nothing but our feet and the ground below. Quadrupedalism was our ancestor’s first step moving around on all four limbs held huge disadvantages to daily life. Moving all four required large amounts of energy to be spent on movement and it was rather slow. Our spines were bent at an odd angle from where they are today. Also being on all four’s meant a larger area exposed for su... ... middle of paper ... ...gy! Another advancement was due to the intermingling of planes, boats and cars. The propulsion engine. This engine uses plasma and electric ions and generates it into concentrated beams pushing away from that point. This engine is used in space on the space station, satellites, rockets, shuttles and all kinds of space travel vehicles because it requires no fuel and can run just off of electricity generated from solar panels. In conclusion we can see that the improvements of transportation from ancient through medieval to modern times is arguably the most useful of all advancements in human technology. Other aspects of human technology are inferior to the trail blazed by their forefathers. As everything shown here is just the superiority of the Homo Sapiens species against all others and how we are the most intelligent, constructive, and creative beings on our planet.
Mainly, land travel was on foot or in the saddle. In addition to their own two legs, lower classes relied on mules or asses, wagons, and hand carts. The upper class used h...
Approximately 4 million years ago a wonderful evolutionary phenomenon was happening in Africa. Early hominids, man’s ancestors, were beginning a giant leap in their evolution. These hominids were moving out of the forest and beginning to walk upright, out on the open plains (Fagan, 98). This change from quadrupedalism was the most significant adaptation that ever happened to these early hominids. It caused many adaptations that make man what he is today. This process occurred in early hominids for many different reasons, each reason helping to perfect the upright walking posture. Bipedalism is thought to have occurred because of changes in environment, feeding habits, thermal regulation, and behavioral mechanisms.
Boats were first used in very ancient times. The earliest boats were log boats, or dugouts, that were made from a hollowed-tree. These boats date all the way back to the Stone Age, nearly 10,000 years ago (History of Boats and Ships, n.d.). Around the year 3000 B.C., the Egyptians and the Mesopotamians were using boats for travel along the Nile River. The Egyptians made cotton sails to harness wind energy to propel the boat. This took some of the workload off of the hardworking oarsmen. In 1200 B.C., the Phoenicians and Greeks were the most seafaring people along the Mediterranean (Jake, n.d.). The Phoenicians constructed massive cargo ships and put two large masts on them. The boats were around 100 foot long and could carry 150 tons (“History of Boats and Ships”, n.d.). The Romans become the dominant rulers of the sea in 100 B.C. The Romans constructed merchant ships nearly 200 feet long that could carry 1000 tons, as well as human passengers. These boats were often overcrowded because the lower level was usually filled with trade, wh...
Bipedalism had many advantages, but it also had many disadvantages and provided dangers to early hominids. Some of these disadvantages included i...
When these advanced forms of transportation were not available, people still used donkeys with baskets strapped to their sides. Iron working was used to create tools that aided
Although there were areas such as Mesopotamia that had an abundance of food, other areas were not as fortunate. Many would have to travel to purchase food or obtain water. Traveling on foot could be very tiresome and demand lengthy trips. Another reason for the need of transportation of a method other than on foot was war. This led to the invention of the chariot, as early as 1800 BCE by the Syrians. As the steppe people migrated into established civilizations, chariots became more widely utilized as the preferred weapon. Rulers from areas widespread as Europe, China, the Middle East, and India utilized chariots as their master weapons. The use of the chariot eventually succumbed to horseback riding as the preferred method of travel.
The legal framework of the United States set up a great opportunity for new Americans to expand and develop the rest of, what we know now as, the United States. One Massachusetts congressman was all for the expansion by saying, “Our natural boundary is th Pacific Ocean, the swelling tide of our population must and will roll on until that mighty ocean interposes its waters” (376, Henretta). Many colinists were wanting to expand to other territories west of the Union. An ordinance named the North West Ordinace, was put into place in July of 1787, allowing for territories to apply for statehood. People wanted a strong centeral government, but wanted to be their own state rather than just expanding the existing states.
Long ago rockets were used to launch fire crackers into the air in china, now they are used to travel beyond the stars. Rockets became bigger and much more manageable which instantly made them beneficial to U.S. and the Soviet Union’s space race. The Soviet Union was the first to orbit around the world while the U.S was the first to put a man on the moon. After World War II rockets were also used specifically for launching satellites in orbit, because of this we now have gps, we can predict when the weather changes, when storms are coming, make international calls, for the most part, even use our cell phones. The final technological change of the 20th century are atomic weapons. During World War II the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima proved to be lethal to everyone. Humans now had the ability to destroy an entire country by just the push of a button. Powerful countries like the U.S and the Soviet Union realized the deadly future ahead and made it their goal to never have another world war. Atomic science on the other hand led to a controversial process of producing energy called fission, which is now used to power submarines, electricity, and aircraft
From the dawn of time, man has followed his urge to travel; sometimes neglecting the enjoyment of the journey in pursuit of the destination. Although two of the favorable means of passenger transportation - the plane and the train - accomplish the task of arriving at a destination, there are distinct differences in their capacity for comfort, time, scenic value, and safety.
One of the most important and pivotal physical and biological adaptations that separate humans from other mammals is habitual bipedalism. According to Darwin, as restated by Daniel Lieberman, “It was bipedalism rather than big brains, language, or tool use that first set th...
ton mileage over the past 30 years. This is mostly due to the increase in truck
Should students take advantage of the public transportation more seriously than owning a car? The public transportation can solves to numerous problems; the bus transportation can be a universal antidote for bigger issues such as global warming. By taking the bus can save students’ time and money, rather than students who have a car have deal with traffic and expensive parking fee. Students who own a car might experience sitting in such a long traffic, where during the traffic cars may produce noxious gases relieving particle of air that can contribute the affect to human health. The public transportation is the best solution for an enormous population of students, so students’ needs to get on the transit a try. The transition system in the
Technology Then to Now Throughout time, machines, no matter how simple or complex, have played a vital role in the development of civilization into the future. In other words, machines have played a part in helping our culture develop into what it has become today. This dates back to the beginning of time when an early man used a stick and a fulcrum (rock) to make a simple lever. Technology:
Modern humans owe the success and the continuous growth of their way of living, culture, technology, medicine, language and vast knowledge to their ancestors who had thrived hard to help themselves overcome the difficulty of life without having the advance technology that twenty-first century humans have. The accomplishments, wisdom and knowledge they have
Transportation is movement of people and goods from one location to another. Throughout history, the economic wealth and military power of a people or a nation have been closely tied to efficient methods of transportation. Transportation provides access to natural resources and promotes trade, allowing a nation to accumulate wealth and power. Transportation also allows the movement of soldiers, equipment, and supplies so that a nation can wage war.