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Reed boats were important in ancient Egypt becasue they were sea-worthy when made correctly and could ship goods upand down the nile. Reed and later wood boats made alexandria and other Eqyptian coastal citys major ports of trade.

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Why did ancient Egypt had little contact with surrounding civilization for many centuries?

Actually, Ancient Egypt had considerable contact with surrounding civilizations. They traded with the Mycenae, Greek, Hittite, Syrian, Babylonian, Sumerian, and Thor Heyerdahl discovered they took reed boats to the civilizations of India. He also showed they had the ability to visit The Americas in their reed boats.


What were the ancient Egyptian boats made of?

Papyrus, Wood (Bark) and Reed


What Egyptian boats are there?

papyrus reed boats, reed rafts, wooden boats, dynats


What materials were used to make clothing in ancient Egypt?

rush,reed,palm,linen


What was the plant in ancient Egypt used to make boats?

Ancient Egyptians used the papyrus reed to make boats. Bundles of papyrus were tied together to form a kind of canoe like raft. Other uses of papyrus were for parchment, basket weaving and cloth making. Papyrus grows commonly along the banks of the Nile River, and is considered a 'Gift of the Nile'.


Why was reed used in ancient Egypt?

Papyrus reeds were used to make paper so the Egyptians could write.


What were reed boats used for?

Reed boats were used forhunting marine animals, trading along the Nile, and traveling along the big river.


What was an ancient egyptians scribes equipment?

The scribes were a group of people in ancient Egypt who knew how to read and write. They wrote on papyrus using reed brushes dipped in ink.


What was the chief industry in ancient Egypt?

The chief industry of Ancient Egypt was agriculture. In all but the worst years Egypt produced more grain than it needed which was then exported all over the ancient world. They also produced linen, cloth woven from flax and paper from papyrus a reed that grew profusely along the banks of the Nile.


When was the reed pen invented?

Traces of the reed pen have been found as far back as 4th century BC, in Ancient Egypt. They were originally used for writing on papyrus, but continue to be used today in calligraphy.


What is the famous plant in Egypt?

There are several famous plants from Egypt. Probably the three most famous are papyrus (the reed used for the first paper), lotus (the plant that was a mythic aphrodisiac and amnesiac), and swamp reeds (for use in constructing boats and baskets).


What is the name of water plant whose stem was used to mke paper like material to write in ancient Egypt?

Papyrus - a type of reed.