History of Transport Horses and bicycles By Ellen McGrath ========================

Introduction; Transport means: To take or carry goods or a person from one place to another. Two of the oldest types of transport are the Bicycle and the horse. Which we are going to talk about in this slideshow.

Penny Farthing The word Bicycle came from the latin “bi” meaning two and the Greek word “kyklos” meaning circle or cycle. The word Bicycle came from the latin “bi” meaning two and the Greek word “kyklos” meaning circle or cycle. One of the first bicycles was called the Penny Farthing, this was named because the money at the time had pennies and much smaller coins a quarter of a penny called a farthing and because the bicycle had one big wheel and one small wheel, it was called the Penny Farthing. One of the first bicycles was called the Penny Farthing, this was named because the money at the time had pennies and much smaller coins a quarter of a penny called a farthing and because the bicycle had one big wheel and one small wheel, it was called the Penny Farthing.

A picture of the penny farthing:

A TIMELINE OF THE BICYCLE A TIMELINE OF THE BICYCLE  1817: Karl Drais von Sauerbronn invented the first bicycle, as an alternative to riding horses. He named it “Laufmaschine” and it means running machine, made from wood including the wheels, pushed along by putting your feet on the ground- nick named the dandy-horse or the hobby-horse.

1839: kirkpatrick Mc Millan a Scotish blacksmith invented the first pedal propelled bicycle. 1860s: French men Pierre Lallement and Ernest Michaux designed a bicycle with pedals attached to the front wheel, became known as a “Boneshaker”.

Pictures of a sedan chair: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

HORSES Horses were first used on the plains of northern Kazakstan 5,500 years ago, by people who rode them and drank their milk. Mares milk, usually fermented into a slightly alcoholic drink called “Koumis” in Kazakhstan. Horses were first used on the plains of northern Kazakstan 5,500 years ago, by people who rode them and drank their milk. Mares milk, usually fermented into a slightly alcoholic drink called “Koumis” in Kazakhstan.

The chariot Taming horses changed human history, affecting everything from transport to farming to warfare. CHARIOT: was the supreme military weapon invented approx between 1700BC… 500BC. They were also used in hunting and sporting contests, such as early Olympic games by Romans.

This is a picture of a horse and chariot:

CONCLUSION Today in this slideshow we have talked about two types of transport which are the horse and the bicycle, but the most basic and first type of transport are the legs and we still use them today. This is the end of my slideshow I hope you learned something from it.