Means of transport refers to the modes of transport. It is the way a person/object is moved from one place to another. Modes of transport include water, air, land (rail and road), cable, pipeline and space..pptx

Means of transport refers to the modes of transport. It is the way a person/object is moved from one place to another. Modes of transport include water, air, land (rail and road), cable, pipeline and space.

1. GROWTH OF CIVILIZATION AND ROLE OF TRANSPORT

2. Transportation: Is defined as the movement of people, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cables, pipeline and space.  Transport is important since it establishes trade between people, which in turn establishes civilizations. Transportation aids this prerequisite of civilization. Art of transportation does not mean always the cause of cultural development but it is sometimes the result. It remains true that no great civilization has been built without some well-defined system of transportation.

3. CIVILIZATION The civilization is the process by which a society or a place reaches an advanced stage of social development and organization. There are 10 oldest civilization: MESOPOTAMIAN CIVILIZATION(3300BC-500BC) INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION (3000BC-1900BC) ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION (3150BC-30B MAYAN CIVILIZATION (2600BC-900AD) CHINA CIVILIZATION (1600BC-1046BC) GREEK CIVILIZATION (2700BC-479BC) PERSIAN CIVILIZATION ( ( 550BC-331BC) ROMAN CIVILIZATION (550BC-465AD) AZTEC CIVILIZATION (1345AD-1521AD) INCAS CIVILIZATION(1438AD-1532AD)

4. Mesopotamian civilization: Mesopotamia is generally credited as being the first place where civilized society truly began to take shape . People had already been creating art well before the Mesopotamians, but this was part of human culture, not human civilization .   They prospered in the regions of modern-day Iraq, then known as Babylonia, Sumer, and the Assyria Highlands. The Indus Valley Civilization: This civilization flourished in areas extending from what is today northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India.  Entire populations were settled in the Indus river basin, one of the major rivers in Asia, and another river named Ghaggar-Hakra which once used to flow through northeast India and eastern Pakistan . Also known as the Harappan civilization and the Mohenjo-Daro civilization,

5. Egyptian civilization: A majestic civilization from the banks of the Nile, is known for its prodigious culture, its pharaohs, the enduring pyramids, and the Sphinx . Ancient Egypt gave us the pyramids, the mummies that preserve the ancient pharaohs to this day, hieroglyphics, and much more . Maya civilization: Has been much talked about because of the calendar it introduced. Once established, the Mayan civilization went on to prosper and become highly sophisticated with a booming population. the world was created on August 11, 3114 BC, which is the date from which their calendar begins. The supposed end date was December 21, 2012.

6. Chinese civilization: The Yellow River civilization is said to be the beginning of the entire Chinese civilization as this is where the earliest dynasties were based. It was around 2700 BC that the legendary Yellow Emperor began his rule, which later led to the birth of many dynasties that went on to rule mainland China . The Chinese had given the world some of its most useful inventions and products such as gunpowder, paper, printing, the compass, alcohol, cannons, and many more . Greek civilization: The rise of ancient Greece came from the Cycladic and Minoan civilizations. The Greeks invented the ancient Olympics, and formed the concept of democracy and the Senate.  They laid the foundations for modern geometry, biology, and physics. Pythagoras, Archimedes,  Socrates , Euclid, Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the Great…

7. Persian civilization: There was a time when the ancient Persian civilization was, in fact, the most powerful empire in the world. From the southern parts of Egypt to parts of Greece and east to parts of India, the Persian Empire was known for its military strength and wise rulers . Ancient Persia ruled over all of central Asia and Egypt. But this all changed when a legendary soldier of Macedon, Alexander the Great, brought the whole Persian Empire to its knees and effectively ended the civilization in 330 BC . Roman civilization: The Roman Empire ruled over a huge chunk of land, and all the present-day Mediterranean countries were part of ancient Rome . Rome also saw the rise and fall of some of the greatest emperors in human history, like Julius Caesar, Trajan, and Augustus.

8. Aztec civilization: The Aztecs came on to the scene pretty much around the time when the Incas were emerging as powerful contenders in South America . The people preferred the name Mexica to Aztecs . Incan civilization: The Incan Empire was the largest empire in South America in the pre-Columbian era . This led to a significant rise in the power of the Incas who went on to become great builders, constructing fortresses and sites like Machu Picchu and the city of Cusco that still stand to this day.

9. The wheel was invented about 3500BC. It was a major milestone in the history of human development. Wheel is the base for most of the inventions made. After wheel was introduced people started using carts to transport goods and chariots or bullock carts to travel. Boat with oars were also invented to travel in water bodies. Horses were also popular. They later became very common during medieval period. SEMI-MODERN PERIOD: 1769: First steam road vehicle 1786: First successful steamboat 1790: First modern cycle discovered 1804: First successful railroad steam locomotive 1825: Locomotive power in England TRANSPORT

10. 1863: First subway line in London 1882: First electrified railroads 1825: Erie canal opens 1850s: Age of clipper ships 1914: Panama canal opens 1880s: Build first successful autos with gasoline engines 1916: Federal a id r oads act 1956: Interstate highway act 1903: Airplane first invented 1952: Commercial purpose 1970: Jumbo jets 1969: Man lands on moon 1981: Space shuttle Now: International space station