Transportation

=__Transportation in Ancient Egypt__=

Boats
 * The NiIe is the main transportation system in Egypt.
 * There were cataracts in parts of the Nile River that inhibited boats from passing them.
 * The Ancient Egyptians built their civilization just past these cataracts so that they would be able to travel more easily on the Nile.
 * The wind in that part of Egypt blows up river (opposite the current)
 * Boats can drift downstream
 * With a sail you can go upstream in the direction of the wind.
 * This allowed the Egyptians to go up and down the Nile easier.
 * Chariots were the preffered method of transportation for the rich and elite
 * Horses were introduced to Egypt during the 1600s
 * Horses were only used to pull chariots until about
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 * Litters
 * Were chairs that could be carried
 * They could be carried by humans and animals
 * They were meant for rich people
 * Ferries
 * used in more shallow parts of the Nile and branches of it
 * mainly the wealthy and important people used ferries
 * used instead of bridges, although there were a few bridges too