Contents Getting Around 4 Steam Wagon 6 Horseless Carriage 8 Model T Ford 10 Sports Car 12 Big Car 14 Computer Control 16 Race Car 18 Future Cars 20 Timeline 22 Glossary 23 Further Resources 24 Index 24
Getting Around Cars were invented more than 100 years ago But people got around before that The wheel was invented about 6,000 years ago Then people built carts to carry things and move around Egyptian Carts Carts and chariots were used 3,500 years ago in ancient Egypt This chariot had two wheels Two horses pulled it It was very fast 4
Roman Roads The ancient Romans lived 2,000 years ago They built many roads The roads were paved with stones That kept heavy carts from sinking in the mud Stagecoaches The stagecoach was used from the 1640s in England Passengers sat inside a closed carriage Four horses pulled the coach A stagecoach could travel 60 miles 100 kilometers a day Read on to learn about how people got around through the years 5
