Because they had it just about perfected and they knew a monarch might want to take it over so they put those laws in place to prevent an "overthrow"
I say D because Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River, situated in the place that is now the country Egypt.
The latter drove up the world price of oil, decreased consumer confidence, and exacerbated the downturn that was already underway.
