History of Transportation: From Sleds to Skis

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What likely led to the invention of the sled?

  • Racing competitions
  • Playing winter games
  • Transporting firewood and animals killed in the hunt (correct)
  • Traveling long distances

What were the precursors to skis?

  • Wooden canoes
  • Hunting boots
  • Snowshoes
  • Pieces of smooth board resembling sled runners (correct)

What did the hunter wear on their feet later on?

  • Snowshoes (correct)
  • Sled runners
  • Hunting boots
  • Skis

What was likely the original purpose of the sled?

<p>Transporting firewood and animals (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Stone Age man likely do with the animals killed in the hunt?

<p>Transported them on a sled (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was likely being transported by Stone Age man?

<p>Firewood and animals killed in the hunt (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what time period did the invention of the sled likely occur?

<p>Stone Age (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary purpose of the early sled?

<p>Transportation of goods (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What likely led to the development of other transportation methods?

<p>Transportation of firewood and animals (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was Stone Age man likely trying to accomplish?

<p>Survive and provide for themselves (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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THE MANPOWER - Stone age man's transportation of firewood and animals killed in the hunt probably led to the invention of the sled. From the sled eat man may have got the idea for skis-pieces of smooth board resembling sled runners but worn on the feet of the hunter and later of snowshoes

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