Unit 12 History

What is History?

The present is now.

The past is what happened at an earlier time.

The future is time that has not yet happened.

A timeline is a line that shows time and the order in which events happened.

Prehistory and History

Prehistory is the time beofre the invention of writing.

History is the time after the invention of writing.

History can be divided into three parts:

Ancient Mediaeval Modern

Historical Sources

Primary Historical Sources are documents or objects from a particular part of history. These can be:

Diaries, newspapers, letters etc.

Buildings, weapons, clothing etc.

Songs, poetry, paintings etc.

Secondary Historical Sources are based on primary sources. These can be:

Books, articles, biographies etc.

The History of Transport

Prehistory

The Wheel

The oldest wheel discovered is over 5000 years old.

Prehistory

Boats

The first boats were used in Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt.

1783

Hot Air Balloons

Hot air balloons were invented by the Montgolfier brothers.

1787

Steamboats

The steamboat was invented by Jophn Fitch.

1817

The Bicycle

The bicycle was invented by Baron von Drais.

1885

The Car

The car was invented by Karl Benz.

1903

The Aeroplane

The aeroplane was invented by Wilbur and Orville Wright.