Why Did the Center of Power Shift to Meroë in the Fourth

question 21

Multiple Choice

Why did the center of power shift to Meroë in the fourth century B.C.E.?

• A) There was a plague epidemic throughout Egypt.
• B) It was a better location for agriculture and trade.
• C) Nubia allied militarily with peoples in sub-Saharan Africa.
• D) The king of Meroë was the strongest man in the Eastern Hemisphere.
• E) Egyptian culture weakened and became degenerate.

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