REQUIREMENT :

1. Create a power point presentation on the Historical Timeline of Transport and Travel
(See attached file for the Complete List of the Historical Timeline of Transport and Travel)

2. Add pictures to enhance visualization and better understanding.

3. Be innovative, creative, and resourceful.

4. Upon submission of the requirement, convert your PPT to PDF for faster upload and
easy access.

 Submission of this assignment will be on: March 18, 2024

 Points for this Major Project: 100 points

THE HISTORICAL TIMELINE OF TRANSPORT AND

TRAVEL
Date Event Tourism Significance

Cro-Magnon man moved westward

40,000 BC Beginning of humanlike existence in Europe
into Europe
Early man crossed into North Beginning of humanlike existence in North
28, 000
America America
20, 000 Period of cave painting in Lascaux First known human record
Man began evolution from hunter/ gatherer to
8000 Agriculture developed in Middle East
controller of nature
Invention of money, wheel, and written records
5000- 3000 Sumerian civilization in Mesopotamia
on clay tablets
King Menes united Upper and Lower
3100 Beginning of Egyptian civilization
Egypt
2800- 2175 Age of Pharaoh in Egypt The Sphinx and most pyramids built
2697 Huang Ti (Yellow Emperor of China) First record of Chinese civilization
2500 Indus Valley Civilization Beginning of Bronze age
Aryans from Northwest invaded
2100 Possible transfer of bronze age technology
Indus Valley
1860 Druids Stonehenge was built
1400 Iron Age in India and Asia Advancements in metal technology
Phoenician Civilization in the Middle
1200- 800 Use of sailing vessels for transportation
East
776 First Olympiad in Greece Beginning of organized sports tourism
563 Birth of Prince Siddhartha Buddha Ideology and culture formation
551 Birth of Confucius Ideology and culture formation
Large tracks of land and divergent cultures
550 – 525 Persian Empire under Cyrus
 brought under one rule
508 Beginning of Greek Civilization Beginning of experiment in democracy
Mayan civilization began expansion Road system developed, stars studied, sports
400
in the North organized

Democracy defined: scientific method and

reasoning evolved, age of Philosophy began
460 Age of Pericles in Athens with Aristotle, leisure recognized as important
element of society in writings of Plato, student
of Socrates, and later in writings of Aristotle.
241 Rome controlled Sicily Beginning of Roman civilization
221- 207 Ch’in Dynasty in China Dynasty gave China its name, arts flourished.
214 Great Wall built Major tourist attraction today
System of roads, aqueducts, travel for nobles,
Age of Roman expansion under Egypt as a popular destination, largest and
60- 44
Caesar most organized civilization yet, trade routes
through empire established.
Beginning of one of the world’s most powerful
5 Birth of Jesus of Nazareth
political and spiritual powers
Beginning of Middle or Dark ages for Europe.
Start of feudal system, travel was dangerous.
AD 476 Overthrow of the Roman Empire
Most travel for trade or religious pilgrimage
throughout Europe.
Powerful ideological movement created Mecca
570 Muhammad born in Mecca
to become a major pilgrimage site
Chinese began to travel to other parts of the
618- 907 T’ang dynasty in China
world.
Extensive road systems was established
900 Myan Empire extended into Yucatan throughout Central America, ruins at Chichen
Itza and Tikal became major tourist attractions
920 Height of Empire of Ghana Trade, primarily gold, with Arabs of North Africa
960- 1275 Sung Dynasty of China Block printing, paper money and newspaper
Military expeditions by Christians to the Holy
1096- 1270 Crusades Land ostensibly to protect Christian pilgrims,
more likely to protect trade routes.
Period of Cathedral building in Church built cathedrals that form part of present
1100- 1300
Europe – day European travel experience.
Foundation of justice system, including right to
1215 King John signed the Magna Carta
travel
1232 Gun powder used to propel rockets Principles of propulsion tested.
Experiences of Far East were chronicled in the
1295 Marco Polo Return to Venice
book of Marco Polo
1507 First World Map America was named on the first map
1517 Start of Reformation New thoughts and ideas proposed
Church sponsored art continued to attract
1500s Michael Angelo, Da Vinci, Raphael
millions of tourists to cultural centers of Europe
Spanish exploration and colonization End of the empire and beginning of European
1531
of the Americans influence in the Americas.
1700s Height for Grand tour Travel for learning, development of
 transportation rental companies, rise of elegant
hotels, importance of the arts reinforced
1769 Steam Engine First practical steam engine invented by war
1783 Hot air balloon used in France First successful attempts at air travel
First steam powered locomotive Horse drawn trains replaced, more efficient and
1825
transportation faster
Use of rails for mass transportation, established
1841 Thomas Cook Tours
package tour business
Affordable automobiles produced by workers
1903 Mass production of automobiles well paid for the time, beginning of a middle
class in US
1903 Wright brothers flew Kitty Hawk First successful motorized flight
Early 1900s Age of Luxury Liner Ocean travel for the wealthy
1912 Titanic sank Luxury ocean travel suffered.
Air passenger service inaugurated between
1919 First international flight
London and Paris
1927 First transatlantic flight Crossing of the Atlantic by two RAF officers
Stock market collapse ushered in a period of
major unemployment, travel declined, and
1930- 1939 Great depression
migration resulting in later travel to renew
relationships occurred on a major scale.
Act of US congress established the CAB to
1938 Civil Aeronautics Board
ensure a competitive airline industry in the US
Establishment of US interstate highway system,
1944 US Federal Highway Act
major boon for domestic tourism in US
Space race began development of a global
1957 Sputnik sent into orbit
communication network.
First earth space travelers, beginning of
1961 Yuri Gagarin sent into orbit
manned space exploration
Lower fares, more travelers per plane, major
1970 Jumbo jets
growth in international travel
Deregulation of the US airline industry, lower
1978 Cannon Kennedy Pearson Act
travel costs increased air travel
New economic power in Asia, tourism to and
1980s Rise of Asian Economy
from the Pacific Rim increased.
New freedom to travel, international trade
1990s Globalization promotes travel and tourism. Globalization and
foreign exchange
Series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by
the Wahhabi terrorist group Al-Qaeda against
2001 9/11 Terrorist Attack
the United States on the morning September 11,
2001
People now connect through the likes of
2005- 2020 The Birth and Growth of Social Media Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter more than
ever, shaping the way and motivations in travel.
Travels are restricted all over the world due to
2020-2021 Covid-19 Pandemic
Covid-19 pandemic
Rebuilding travel industry after Covid-19
2022-2023 Post Pandemic
pandemic