Egypt is located in a strategic region in the Middle East. Any empire controlling Egypt would control the Seuz Canal which was a gateway to trading in the east by European countries. The Nile River is another reason for wanting control of the country. The control of the Nile Delta would open up the country to trading goods for money. The third reason is that any party controlling Egypt could use their armies as their own to further exert power. the British took control of Egypt for these reasons.
I think they were called semites
A time period where there was no conflict due to the fact that the Federalist party disbanded. It happened during Pres. Monroe's presidency and stopped in 1825
Zoroastrianism was the state religion of three Persian dynasties.
Mississippi River is the claim of France by la Salle
