France controlled North Africa but before the British the ottoman empire controlled the Suez canal
The answer is 2: to increase the amount of land available for agriculture.
Reason:
If I remember correctly from Geography last year that is called terrace farming. Common practice in hilly areas where you would be unable to plant crops. Instead, they flatten that out and have “steps” that gives them flat land to grow crops, often rice.
The answer is Benedictines
The year was 1985 on september 19
