Transportation in Ancient Egypt

By Jowan James Ms. Griffin and Mr. Snethen Grade 6 Humanities 24 February, 2012

Transportation in Ancient Egypt

Introduction: Would you like to know how the ancient Egyptians got around in Egypt? The ancient Egyptians got around by three means of transport. By boat, walking and chariots. They needed all these different types of transport because they had to go or get stuff from one end of Egypt to the other. I. Walking People walking 1. Most people in Egypt had to walk. 2. only high officials could sail or have chariots. B. walking on land 1. 2. II. Boats A. About boats 1. Boats were made out of papyrus reeds until 300BC then they were made out of wooden planks. 2. B. Boats are the most impotent means of transport. It was much more difficult walking on land than on boats on the water. It was very hard to cross the delta because there are marshes and lagoons.

boats on the Nile 1. 2. Cargo boats cared barley, beer, wheat and bread. You have to row the boats to the Mediterranean sea on the Nile but you can sail up.

III.

Chariots A. What chariots were used for. 1. 2. B. Impotent officials used chariots to get around. The were used in war for running and crushing troops.

About boats 1. Chariots came into Egypt in 1570 BC in the new kingdom.

2. Conclusion:

Chariots were pulled by donkey's and goats.

So getting around in ancient Egypt was easy for high officials that could sail and afford chariots. But hard for poor people who had to cross marshes and lagoons walking. It was good for sealers who sailed on the Nile.

Transportation in Ancient Egypt

Would you like to know how the ancient Egyptians got around in Egypt? The ancient Egyptians got around by three means of transport. By boat, walking and chariots. They needed all these different types of transport because they had to go or get stuff from one end of Egypt to the other. Peasants farmed land for wealthy landowners. They did not get much money so they could not buy a boat or chariot. Only high officials could afford chariots or sail boats (Brovarski, Ebsco). For most people, like peasants who had to walk on land it was very difficult. The reason for that is because they had to cross marshes and lagoons and it is hard to do that because you might get stuck in the marshes and you would have to swim across lagoons. The climate in ancient Egypt was hot and dusty and that made it even harder. In result it was much easier for high government officials. It was much easier on chariots or on a sailing boat (Brovarski, Ebsco). In Egypt until about 300 BC sailing boats were made out of papyrus reeds. But they did not last that long and they sometimes leek. Than later they were made out of wooden planks. They were much better because they lasted longer and did not leek so often and they were stronger. In ancient Egypt the sail boats were the most important means of transport because it was the easiest way to travel across Egypt (Egypt Ancient, 125).

Cargo boats cared barley, beer, wheat and bread all around Egypt. If they did not have them you would not be able to get food around Egypt on the Nile River. On the Nile River when you are going to the Mediterranean Sea a sail boat you have to row there and sail back (Brovarski, Ebsco). Chariots were used for high officials to get around in ancient Egypt. Chariots in wars were used for running over and crushing troops. Chariots came in to ancient Egypt in 1570BC. Chariots were always pulled by horses (Dunn, Ebsco). The battle of Kadish also known as Qadesh took place under Ramesses 2. It was the greatest Chariot battle of all time. It took place in 1274 BC. There were 5,000-6,000 Chariots. So getting around in ancient Egypt was easy for high officials that could sail and afford chariots. But hard for poor people who had to cross marshes and lagoons walking on the land. It was good for sealers who sailed on the Nile.

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