People circumnavigate the globe in a day. Where did it begin. Some say the industrial revolution. I believe it to be at the dawn of time. Life revolves around movement.
Speed is a factor of movement.
Animals rely on movement the second their parents stop feeding them. The evolution for humans created civilization which meant relating this movement to more people than just the immediate family. Communication meant bartering and feuding. Soon money and work arose along side farming. Soon stores allowed someone to not farm at all.