Question

How did people in early days travel long distances ? What changes came with passage of time?

Answer 1

Hint: From the advent of the very first person on the Earth till today life of people has undergone a lot of changes. These changes, either cultural or technological, were the ultimate result of the movement of people from one place to another. This movement was slow and gradual in starting and its speed increased with new inventions.

Complete Answer:
Early days: In the early days, people mostly travelled for food and settlements. With the passage of time and the introduction of trade and commerce, people started travelling long distances by walking as there were no other facilities. People travelled by foot only and they carried their goods on animals like horses, donkeys etc. Some travellers also used livestock like horses to travel long distances. In the ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjodaro of the Indus Valley Civilization, the first evidence of road growth in the Indian subcontinent can be traced back to approximately 2800 BC.

Medieval days: Then gradually with the discovery of wheel people started making bullock carts which help people to travel with comfort and in comparatively less time. Ancient and mediaeval India's ruling emperors and monarchs continued to build roads to link the cities.

Towards the modern days: Over time there came engines and development of new means of transport like cars, busses, ships, aeroplanes etc.

Present day scenario: In modern days people travel long distances by various means. Transports like ships and aeroplanes crossed the geographical boundaries. People can travel internationally or throughout the world. In earlier days there were predefined routes to travel like silk routes etc. But nowadays people build their way as per their need and facilities. In earlier days it was very difficult to carry and deliver heavy amounts of stock from one place to another but over time with the introduction of railways and ships, it has become very easy to carry such big quantities from one place to another.

Note: - The first manufacture of cars was carried out in Germany by Karl Benz in 1888 and under licence from Benz, by Emile Roger in France.
- India's most significant network of roads is the Golden Quadrangle Super Highway which is popularly known as Golden Quadrilateral. It is a network of highways that connect the four major metropolitan cities of the county in four directions - Delhi (north), Chennai (south), Kolkata (east) and Mumbai (west).