A very long time (1)
men hunted wild animals (2)
food. They had to travel great distances to find their food and there were no roads at that time so they were forced to use the paths that animals (3)
over the years. Men followed these (4)
and, when they came across the animals, they killed them for their food. Those early men made (5)
weapons from a special stone called flint. On (6)
this flint, they made their own tracks to the flint mines and these tracks eventually became man's first roads.
Later, man (7)
the wheel and built chariots and carts. These made deep ruts in the old trackways and in winter the carts (8)
stuck in the mud. New roads (9)
be built. The Romans were the first great road builders, and we can see the (10)
of their firm paved roads in many parts of the world today. |
