WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Early civilizations, which arose by waterways, depended on watercraft for transport. The Egyptians were probably the first to use seagoing vessels (c. 1500 bce); the Phoenicians, Cretans, Greeks, and Romans also relied on waterways.

Detailed explanation-2: -The easiest way to get to those cultures was by sailing across the Mediterranean Sea. The Greeks became very good sailors and established complex trade networks with people all across the Mediterranean region as early as the 6th century BC.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Greeks possessed various domesticated animals that were used for overland transport, including horses, mules, donkeys, and oxen. Of these animals, donkeys and mules were the most versatile and commonly used.

Detailed explanation-4: -Merchant ships were built to carry more goods. As merchants sailed across the sea, they would stop at various trading posts. While there, they bought and sold their goods before moving on with their journey.

Detailed explanation-5: -Biremes and triremes This type gradually took over as the primary warship, particularly after the Greeks’ great sea victory at the Battle of Salamis (480 bce). Like its predecessors, the trireme mounted a single mast with a broad, rectangular sail that could be furled.