2007-08-03 19:05:25 · 7 answers · asked by thappy12 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Possibility of Mesopotamia being the first to build a sail boat.
Sailboats, Wheels, Cuneiform Writing
http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/consortium/vammesopotamia6.html
Sailboat first invented in Mesotopamia
http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/consortium/vammesopotamia5.html
One of the ancient creations of Mesopotamia was the sailboat. Early sailboats probably weren't as complicated as modern sailboats, but the whole idea was a great step forward in history. The sailboats made it possible to trade with countries much further away. It also made possible the bringing of more fish which could be traded or eaten by the lucky fisherman. The sailboat is a very important invention of Mesopotamia.
Mesopotamia is also known as the cradle of civilization. It's present name is Iraq.
http://www.shsu.edu/~his_ncp/Iraq.html
Hope this information helps you.
2007-08-03 22:14:07 · answer #1 · answered by LucySD 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Let me start by saying that I own several wooden boats, but they were built by the Chris Smith and Sons Boat Company. Building a wooden boat is a huge undertaking, especially something as large as a cabin cruiser or day sailer. Hanging around a wooden boat repair shop/yard would give you a good idea of all the work that goes into woodies. Take a class at Mystic Seaport and learn from the ground up. Lofting a boat alone can be a real brain tester. Start with a rowboat or canoe, and see how it goes. And check out Jimmy Buffet and Alan Jackson "Boats to Build" .... fair curve from a local plan.
2016-03-16 06:32:11 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-02 16:17:16 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Egypt.
Animal skins were used as sails for the earliest boats and rafts. The Egyptians and other ancient people wove reeds together in mats to make sails, but the Egyptians were also the first to make cloth sails as early as 3300 B.C
2007-08-03 20:24:07 · answer #4 · answered by boggle10 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Probably China. They have been around longer as a country than anybody else.
2007-08-03 19:11:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Atlantis, probably did......before they sunk into the sea of coarse.
2007-08-07 14:48:36 · answer #6 · answered by book writer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think it would predate any country. RScott
2007-08-04 02:57:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋