This huge aqueduct carried water from the Greater Zab River to the king's fields and garden in Nineveh, which was over fifty miles away. ... The water flowed through clay pipes that were laid inside the tunnel (Grolier, 1993). ... The water was carried through free flowing conduits. ... At that time, underground pipes were being made of stone, clay, wood, and even lead (Grolier, 1993). ... "Water is drawn from the Parker Dam on the Colorado River, and carried 242 miles over the San Bernardino Mountains to the terminal at lake Mathews" (Funk & Wagnalls, 1983). ...

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I have given a small solid block of wood, which would become my boat. ... Research : Transportation has been a necessity through all time. ... With the boat, merchants can easily travel on rivers to communicate and trade between one another. ... Some boat are not hollow but still float but usually when air replaces wood it will become lighter which will help the boat while sailing, not sinking, and being balanced. Boats have been around have for over seven thousand years. ...

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