Transportation from Ancient Egypt By Ned Wojcik
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Table of Contents Making Boats- pg. 3 Using Boats- pg. 4 Chariots- pg. 5 Animal Transportation- pg.6 Glossary- pg. 7 Bibliography- pg. 8
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Have you ever wondered how ancient Egyptians got around? Well you’ll find out on this paper. This paper has facts on almost all ancient Egyptian transportation. There were boats with different tools to make them and different uses, also chariots which were important for war, and finally the animals used by more poor people.
Making Boats The ancient Egyptians had great boats with many types, materials, and tools to make them. The sails were usually made of cotton, but smaller boats had papyrus sails. With small boats the whole boat was often made of papyrus. Craftsmen could drill holes in the wood by rotating a bow drill between their hands. A lot of the time Egyptians would get their wood from other cities or countries along the Mediterranean Sea, because there weren’t many trees in Egypt. With more fancy boats they often made the oars to look like leaves
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Using Boats Ancient Egyptian boats had many uses. A lot of boats were used for shipping cargo usually to bring to other cities along the Nile. Boats were also rarely used in war. Some boats were put in Pharaohs’ Tombs to use in the afterlife. Boats were often used for hunting. Rich people also used them for parties sometimes. Boats were used on the sea just on the Nile. Usually they rode on the Nile River, not the Mediterranean Sea
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Fun Fact With one pharaoh they built a whole ship for the pharaoh to ride in before he died. They then disassembled the ship and put it in his tomb, with instructions so he could put it back together in the afterlife.
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Chariots The ancient Egyptians had great quick carriages called chariots. The chariots needed two people, one to drive and the other to throw spears and javelins from the back. Chariots were often used for hunting. The Pharaoh would take a lot of men from his army to hunt in chariots. Rich people used slower chariots as carriages. Chariots were also used in sports for races and other games at tournaments. Chariots were sometimes used in ceremonies at temples for the gods. The chariots were completely made of wood, even the wheels. The wheels used to have four spokes but over the years it changed to six.
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Animal Transportation
Ancient Egyptians didn’t only use chariots and boats, they also used animals. Most of the time they used camels and donkeys, but later in time, they started using horses and mules. Camels were good because you could ride on them, they could carry cargo, and they could go for weeks without food, drink or rest. Donkeys couldn’t carry much, couldn’t go long without food or drink, and weren’t big enough to carry a person, but were good for just going into town to sell stuff.
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Ancient Egyptian transportation is really cool and most have great uses for war, but some was just for transportation around town. Except for the animals most things were made of wood or papyrus. Now you’re an expert on the transportation of ancient Egypt and all of their materials and uses. It was really researching this. Hope you liked my paper
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Glossary Bow drill- Bow drills were drills the ancient Egyptians used, because you could drill with it by rotating it with a bow. Ceremonies- Ceremonies were kind of like rituals for the gods. Chariots- Chariots were two - person carriages that was very quick and mainly used for war and hunting. Craftsmen- Craftsmen were men that built or made things. Javelins- Javelins were small spears used to throw in war and hunting. Mediterranean Sea- The Mediterranean Sea is the sea facing Egypt and the other countries on the edge of Africa. Nile River- The Nile River was the longest river in the world and the Egyptian’s main life source. Pharaohs- Pharaohs were the rulers of ancient Egypt. Tombs- Tombs were the humungous burial complexes of the pharaohs.
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