Transportation Through History Flashcards

Grade 3 · Social Studies · Flashcards

Study key vocabulary and milestones in the history of transportation.

Flashcards

transportation: Any method of moving people or goods from one place to another
wheel: Invented ~3500 BCE; one of the most important transportation inventions in history
steam engine: Engine powered by steam, used in trains and ships starting in the early 1800s
steamboat: A boat powered by a steam engine that could travel against river currents
Transcontinental Railroad: Completed 1869; connected U.S. east and west coasts by train
Wright Brothers: Orville and Wilbur Wright; made the first powered airplane flight in 1903
automobile: A self-propelled vehicle (car), invented in the 1880s by Karl Benz
innovation: A new invention that changes how people accomplish something
Roman roads: An ancient network of roads built by the Romans across their empire
sailing ship: A ship powered by wind through sails, used for ocean exploration for centuries
locomotive: A steam-powered engine that pulls train cars along a track
aviation: The science and practice of flying aircraft