4th Grade
the
reign
of
Queen
Hatshepsut around 1500 BC, the Egyptians traveled south into the Red Sea, to the land of Punt,
presently known as Somalia. On the other hand, the Polynesians were able to travel all the way
from Hawaii to Tahiti.
From what I have read, I think the Polynesians are the greatest because they developed a
complex but accurate way of navigating the great oceans far away from their homeland and up to
this day the art of sea navigation can be traced to the Polynesian culture compared to the
Egyptians who only focused in improving their vessels.
Introduction
My essay talks about the expedition of the Egyptians and Polynesians. Not exactly like a real
football but a mental tackle about the topic.
The Egyptians created some of the first boats that were ever recorded in history. It was
dated as early as 6000 BC. This is mostly because they conduced most of their trade through the
Nile River and land travel wasn't so easy at that time. They made the first boat out of a water
reed called Papyrus which is also used to make paper. After some time, the Egyptians noticed
that the boats made out of papyrus were too weak, so they started to make boats out of wood
blanks held together by ropes and reeds.
The Egyptians had a pretty strong Royal Naval Fleet that acted as the military to defend
them from any outside attackers.
Meanwhile, the Polynesians are said to be the first people to navigate not to use a
compass and successfully navigated to other islands like Hawaii & Guam from their homeland.
Unlike what the Egyptians invented, the Polynesians made canoes with an additional hull
called as an Outrigger.
The Polynesians had a unique way of traversing One Island to another. They heavily
relied on the ocean itself, by looking at the currents, wind patterns, the moon & stars and even
the wild life that lived in the sea or near land. The method was known as way finding.