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What are the oldest traces of human beings
Homo sapiens
Where were homo sapiens found?
The African continent
How did homo sapiens differ from other species at the time?
They were slimmer and taller
What gave homo sapiens the advantage over Neanderthals?
Being able to survive on less food in hard times
What were humans better at?
Crafting elongated, stronger blades that could be attached to throwing spears
What was the result of humans being able to create better blades?
They were more successful hunters
What artistic legacy did Homo sapiens leave behind?
Etchings, bone carvings, painted cave walls, and flutes from bone
What was the first destination of ancient humans out of Africa?
Asia
When did homo sapiens arrive in Asia?
80-60,000 years ago
When did homo sapiens first reach Europe?
40,000 years ago
Where were Neanderthals pushed into?
Less hospitable mountain regions
When did the Neanderthals go extinct?
25,000 years ago
When did Humans arrive in North America?
15,000 years ago
When did humans domesticate horses?
5,000 to 4,000 BCE
When did camel domestication happen?
sometime before 2000 BCE
Who traced the migration pathway from Africa to South America?
Paul Salopek
How many miles was the journey from Africa to South America?
24,000 miles
When did Paul Salopek trace the 24000 miles immigration pathway of Homo sapiens?
January 2013
Where did Paul Salopek begin his journey?
Herto Bouri Ethiopia
Why did Salopek begin his journey in Hero Bouri Ethiopia?
Its where the earliest remains of a recongnizably human subspecies were discovered
What subspecies was discovered in Herto Bouri Ethiopia
Homo sapiens idaltu
What was the name of the fossile in Herto Bouri Ethiopia?
Herto man
How old is Herto man?
160,000 years old
Where will Salopek’s expedition end?
Tierra del Fuego
What is Salopeks expedition called?
Out of Eden Walk
Which website posts updated about Salopeks Out of Eden Walk?
National Geographic
How long did Salopek intially think the walk would take?
7 years
As of 2025 how long has Salopek been walking?
Over a dozen years
How much more does Salopek still have to cover?
More than half the distance
What did Camels become known as?
Ships of the desert
What transported the bulk of goods during the first thousand years CE?
Camel caravans
Where did camel caravans facilitate trade between?
The Middle East and western Asia
What was the strong motivation for domesticating animals?
The invention of the wheel
When was the wheel invented?
3500 to 3350 BCE
What places contains evidence of the wheel?
Images of wagons on clay tablets from ancient Uruk, wagon ruts in the ground in Flintbek, and a depiction of a wheeled vehicle on a pot
What country occupies the space the Uruk once did?
Iraq
Where were wagon ruts found?
Flintbek northern Germany
Where was the depiction of a wheeled vehicle on a pot found?
Bronocice southern Poland
What did larger four wheeled wagons depend on?
Oxen, horses, and strong beasts of burden
Which aristocrat rode a wooden frame with two wheels and a padded arm rest?
Baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun
When did Sauerbrun ride the wooden frame?
12 June 1817
Where did Baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun ride the vehicle?
Mannheim Germany
What did the vehicle Sauerburn rode resemble?
A modern bicycle
What was different about Sauerbruns vehicle from modern bicycles?
It did not have pedals, baron used his legs to push the vehicle forwards and then coast
How far was the baron able to travel?
14 kilometers (8.7 miles)
How long did it take the Baron to travel 14 kilometers?
Less than an hour
What was barons speed faster than at the time?
The mail coach
What was Drais’ invention called?
Laufmaschine
What does Laufmaschine translate to?
Running machine
What did people begin to call the Laufmaschine?
A draisine or dandy horse
How many years after its first introduction was the Laufmaschine improved?
22 years
Who improved the Laufmaschine?
Kirkpatrick Macmillan
How did Kirkpatrick Macmillan improve upon the Laufmaschine?
By devising a complex system of rods, levers, and cranks that allowed the rider to pedal the laufmaschine
What did Kirkpatrick Macmillans deisgn resemble?
A treadle used to operate sewing machines and other equipment
When did Kirkpatric Macmillan improve the design of the dandyhorse?
1839
What was the next innovaton to the dandy horse?
Pedals on the front wheel to operate cranks
When were the front wheel pedals introduced?
1860s
Who put pedals on the fron wheels
Pierre Michaux and Pierre Lallement
What term did Pierre Michaux and Pierre Lallement use for their machine?
Velocipede
What does Velocipede mean?
Fast feet
Why did people begin to call the velocipede the boneshaker?
Because of its wooden wheels that gave no cushioning over rough ground or cobblestone roads
What material did the velocipede switch to?
Iron
Did the iron help the velocipede?
No
How was the velocipede changed in the 1870s?
A high-wheeler deisgn with a much larger front tire was developed
What was the 1870 design nicknamed?
The penny-farthing
What does penny farthing refer to?
Two British coins of very different diameters
How big was the front wheel?
5 Feet in diameter
How much bigger was the penny farthing than the modern bicycle?
Twice the size
How many inches across did the rear wheel span?
16 inches across
What other nickname did the penny farthiing gain?
Widow maker
Why did the penny farthing gain the nickname widow maker?
It was dangerous to operate
Falls on the penny farthing were known as what?
Taking a header
The headers that riders faced on the penny farthing led to what?
The safety bicycle
When was the safety bicycle developed?
The mid 1880s
Who built the first commercially sucessful safety bicycle?
John Kemp Starly
When was the first commercially successful safety bicycle made?
1885
What did Starly call his safety bicycle?
The rover
When did pneumatic rubber tires replace wooden or iron wheels?
The 1890s
How many people were in the League of American Wheelmen by the end of the 19th century?
More than 100,000
True or False, many of those in the League of American Wheelmen were female
True
When did tandems begin to appear?
The 1880s
Who envisioned the tandem bicycle deacdes before the 1880s?
Baron von Drais
Early models of the tandem bicycle were designed to put the non-steering rider where?
On the front saddle
Where did the sheet music for Daisy Bell come from?
Australia
When was Daisy Bell released?
1892