Why was water transportation critical to Egypt when she was surrounded by desert on both sides?
A) The Egyptians wanted to improve water transportation up and down the Nile in hopes of a prosperous economy and they were concerned with expanding their trade networks into the Mediterranean and to the West.
B) Invaders were coming from the sea and Egypt wanted to create a best line of defense for protection.
C) The Egyptians wanted to expand their territory to include areas in the Mediterranean.
D) All of these
E) None of these because water transportation was not critical to Egypt
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