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  2. History of transport - Wikipedia

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    People usually traded for raw materials such as tin, bronze, copper, iron ore, or animals. [8] An "intercontinental model" of world trade, "between 1500 and 1800 on the basis of interregional competition in production and trade" [9] was proposed by Frederic Mauro, but the early existence of it was already observed by Dudley North in the year ...

  3. Timeline of transportation technology - Wikipedia

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    On the Move: A Visual Timeline of Transportation. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 978-1-56458-880-7. Bruno, Leonard C. (1993). On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research. ISBN 978-0-8103-8396-8. Berger, Michael L. The automobile in American history and culture: a reference guide (Greenwood, 2001). Condit, Carl W.

  4. Category:1800s in transport - Wikipedia

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    Transport infrastructure completed in the 1800s (15 C) R. 1800s in rail transport (13 C) S. 1800s ships (10 C, 135 P) V. Vehicles introduced in the 1800s (1 C)

  5. History of road transport - Wikipedia

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    Pack animals, ridden horses, and bullocks dragging travois or sleds require wider paths and higher clearances than people on foot, and improved tracks were required. [3] As a result, by about 5000 BC roads, including the Ridgeway , developed along ridges in England to avoid crossing rivers and bogs. [ 4 ]

  6. Category:Transport in the Middle Ages - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Transport in the Middle Ages" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. H.

  7. History of water supply and sanitation - Wikipedia

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    When the flow of water is cut off, the people drink this corruption mingled with the water". [47] The 18th-century French Consul in Egypt, De Pauw, blamed the abandonment of the embalming practices of the Ancient Egyptians and the unsuitability of modern burial practices for the Nile delta for the area becoming "a hotbed of the plague". [ 48 ]

  8. Medieval technology - Wikipedia

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    Medieval technology is the technology in medieval Europe under Christian rule.After the Renaissance of the 12th century, medieval Europe saw a radical change in the rate of new inventions, innovations in the ways of managing traditional means of production, and economic growth. [2]

  9. Timeline of international trade - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of the history of international trade which chronicles notable events that have affected the trade between various countries.. In the era before the rise of the nation state, the term 'international' trade cannot be literally applied, but simply means trade over long distances; the sort of movement in goods which would represent international trade in the modern world.