The Pharaohs Continually Worked to Improve Trade with Other Regions

question 1

Multiple Choice

The pharaohs continually worked to improve trade with other regions and peoples,because they

• A) hoped to expand their territorial base.
• B) hope to sell their excess crops for a profit.
• C) needed such Egyptian rarities as timber, ivory, and gold
• D) hoped to purchase large numbers of slaves.
• E) wanted to serve as middlemen between the Mediterranean west and Southwest Asia.

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