The ancient Egyptians were wonderful traders. They traded gold, papyrus, linen, and grain for cedar wood, ebony, copper, iron, ivory, and lapis lazuli (a lovely blue gem stone.) Ships sailed up and down the Nile River, bringing goods to various ports. ... The ancient Egyptians bought goods from merchants.
They needed to rebuild destroyed infrastructure. They needed to pay higher salaries to workers. They needed to repay money they had borrowed. They needed to finance students' educatio
