Pearl diving in Qatar.

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Grand openingWhat is pearl divingFacts Why was pearl diving importantHow did pearl diving changeWhy has pearl diving changed The trading of Qatar now How is pearl diving still relatedPicturesPearl

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You are at a jewelry shop in Qatar, you see gem stones and pearls on the necklaces and you wonder “How do people get pearls?” “When did it start?” “How did it improve?” it is now time to find out in PEARL DIVING IN QATAR.

Grand opening

Pearl diving is an activity that men used to do to get money.

It involved traveling for months and months. People would get ropes and tie them to the ship and then tie them to their bodies and dive to look for pearls in the They would collect pearls to sell them or trade the pearls with other things, like food clothing's and other needs.

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The first pearl trade was in 1887 and in the year 2000 Qatar started to mine and discover their oil and started trading with other countries like India and New Zeeland .

In the past pearl diving was important because without pearl diving in the past people in Qatar wouldn't have had food and clothe and all their other needs so they needed pearls to sell them and trade them to provide their needs.

Why was pearl diving important

People realized pearl diving was really dangoures so they had to change the way they did it and now instead of using their bodies, in 1620 a Dutchman called Cornelius Jacobszoon Drebbel invented a machine called a submarine. A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater.

How did pearl diving change

This company is one of Qatar's biggest companies for oil and gas it is called QATARGAS.

Qatar gas provides Qatar's need ,it is the company that is responsible for trading the oil.

The trading of Qatar now

Pearl diving changed because the way they used to do it was very complicated and hard and they use to raise a very little amount of money in one year so Qatar decided to start trading the oil that they have and also sell it ,as I said before the company QATARGAS is responsible for selling and trading the oil.

Why has pearl diving change

In the past they used their bodies now they use a machine called the submarine.

The first submarine was invented in 1620.  Cornelius Jacobszoon Drebbel was the

inventor of the first submarine. He invented it in the service of James I of England, Cornelius Jacobszoon Drebbel is a Dutchman from Dutch.

how is pearl diving still related

pictures

Picture from http://www.britannica.com

Picture from http://www.qatarvisitor.com

This is a picture of a pearl inside an old oyster found in 1776.

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Information from:britanica.com