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Year5 History Worksheet 2

Early boats included dugout canoes made from hollowed tree trunks, coracles which were lightweight woven boats, and reed boats constructed from woven reeds. These boats were used for transportation in areas near water sources and enabled trade between communities as boat design evolved to support longer voyages, facilitating trade, war, and exploration over time.

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Year5 History Worksheet 2

Early boats included dugout canoes made from hollowed tree trunks, coracles which were lightweight woven boats, and reed boats constructed from woven reeds. These boats were used for transportation in areas near water sources and enabled trade between communities as boat design evolved to support longer voyages, facilitating trade, war, and exploration over time.

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Year 5 History

(Week 35)

Worksheet 1

Water Transport
Name: __________________________________ Date: _________________

I These images show the earliest types of boats: a dugout, a coracle


and a reed boat. Write the correct boat name below each image.
Write three facts about each type of boat. Think about what the
boat was made of, where the boat was used.

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2 Write your ideas about how the design of boats has changed over
time.
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3 Complete a mind map to show how important water transport was
for trade, war and exploration.

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