Features of the Boats
What was the maximum capacity for Ancient Greek sailboats?
50 men in one ship.
What were the first boats built? (HINT: sailboats, ships, etc)
Canoes
How has boats changed since Greek times?
Motors
What are boats made out of?
Pine Wood
Why were boats first invented?
To sail across oceans.
How has building materials for boats changed since Greek times?
Went from using wood to using steel.
what was the length of the boats?
115-200 ft
What’s the name of the first War ship
Trireme
How has the cost of boats changed?
Went from dollars to costing hundred of thousands of dollars.
What were sails made out of?
Linen cloth
Who were the first people to use boats?
Sumerians
What were boats used for?
Transportation
Large deadly fighting machines
How long did it take to build a boat ?
6000 man days of labor
What geographical features influenced the development of boats?
The mountainous region of Greece and its location near the Mediterranean Sea.
How did they first use boats? (HINT: There Were No Motors)
Like a Canoe
They would paddle