Transportation - Then and Now

1. 7000 years ago, people used to use .............. for transportation.

• cars

• bicycles

• animals

2. The first vehicles were made from ............... and they floated on rivers and lakes.

• tree trunks

• paper

• stone

3. About 5500 years ago, people invented the ............... and added it to sleds.

• raft

• wheel

• sled

4. The wheel is one of the most important ........ in history.

• vehicle

• invention

• evidence

5. Today, transportation can be done on water, land and in the .............

• air

• streets

• sky

6. Egyptian traders sailed the first ships about 4500 years ago, on the river......

• Thames

• Amazon

• Nile.

7. Ships became important for international ................ in goods like coffee, tea and spices.

• trade

• treaties

• peace

8. Ships were powered by ................ in the 1850's.

• gas

• petroleum

• steam

9. Nowadays, we have large ships, such as freighters, supertankers and .......

• sailboats

• cruise ships

• submarines

10. The first train was built in the UK, in 1804 and its engine used ...... to heat the water.

• coal

• wood

• petroleum