The Evolution of Transportation Technology

The Evolution of Transportation Technology — page 5
The Evolution of Transportation Technology them Ultimately they put the sledges on tree limbs as rollers which led to the development of wheels on an axle USING ANIMALS FOR TRANSIT In ancient times people began experimenting with domesticated animals to help carry passengers and goods Dogs were domesticated at least fifteen thou sand years ago being used both as guards and as a food source At some point people began to use teams of dogs to carry loads a tradition that is still seen in dogsledding today Camels were used in ancient Africa and Asia to transport people and their belongings Domesticated horses were used to pull chariots long before they were saddled for individual riders Horses became common in Egypt around 1700 BCE when they were brought over from Syria Horses could travel faster than camels but were also more prone to exhaustion in the desert heat Relatives of the camel the llama and alpaca have been used in South America for thousands of 8