Instruction: Read the text carefully and choose if each statement is True or False. (1point each/ 10 points total)
Instrucción: Lea el texto cuidadosamente y elija Verdadero o Falso cada afirmación. (1 punto cada una /10 total)

A voyage into the past.
4000 years ago, the Ancient Egyptians built incredible pyramids. These pyramids are similar to ancient pyramids in Mexico. So, did the ancient Egyptians build pyramids in México too? Most people said this was impossible – How could they sail thousands of kilometres across the ocean in lights reed boats? The Norwegian explorer, Thor Heyerdahl wanted to prove it was possible! Did he succeed.

1. First Thor studied paintings of boats found in Egyptian pyramids. Then, African boat builders built a 15–metre-long reed boat in Egypt and drove it on a lorry to the port of Safi, Morocco. He named the boat Ra, after the Egyptian Sun God.

2. Thor chose seven men from seven countries including an Egyptian, a Mexican and an American, and sailed under a United Nations(UN) flag. They started their journey across the Atlantic Ocean on 25th May, 1969.

3. It was a dangerous journey. They didn´t have satellite navigation in those days. During the journey, the boat filled with water, and there were terrible storms. But they travelled 4,284 kilometres in 54 days. Unfortunately, only a week from Barbados, Ra broke in half and the crew couldn’t complete the journey.

4. The first expedition taught them a lot, and Thor didn’t want to give up. So, he asked Bolivian boat builders to build a new boat. One year later, in May 1970, he started a second journey in Ra II a 12-metre- long boat.

5. During the journey they discovered a modern problem – oil pollution, as well as plastic containers and bags. They took samples of the oil and, after the trip they presented a report to the UN.

6. Finally, in July 1970, Ra II reached Barbados after a 57-day journey, of 5,260 kilometres. This proved that people could sail across the Atlantic Ocean in a simple boat. It also showed that people from different countries could work together too.