Question

Which are characteristics of trade in ancient Egypt? Choose all answers that are correct. A. Egypt had its own silver and gem mining. B. Traders came and went using the Red Sea, the Nile River, and desert caravans. C. Egyptians imported lumber because there were few trees in Egypt. D. Egypt''s trading partners were usually limited to other African peoples.

Answer 1

Among the given options it can be said that options “B” and “C” were the characteristics of trade in ancient Egypt. Most traders of ancient Egypt use the river Nile, the Red sea and the desert caravans to do their trade. Although there were plenty of food and minerals in Egypt, but they lacked trees for wood. They had to import wood from other countries. In ancient Egypt food was in abundance and so it was not required to import.