http://www.carnegiemnh.org/exhibits/egypt/trade.htm
Period list some items that were brought into Egypt (by trading), including leopard skins, giraffe tails, monkeys, cattle, ivory, ostrich feathers and eggs, and gold. Punt (whose location is uncertain) was a major source for incense, while Syro-Palestine provided cedar, oils and unguents, and horses.
2006-08-30 16:25:20
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answered by D--- 4
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Early descriptions of "Egypt" by the western experts said that Egypt was primitive, and that hieroglyphics were primitive pictures. After the rosetta stone showed that the Egyptians had a sophisticated alphabet and written language, opinions changed, but, things are still not up to par...
Satellite ground probing radar has shown that the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal were built 3000 and 5000 years ago.
Archeologists, looking for gold, silver and jewels, destroyed incredible scientific finds in Egypt. Now we see that Egypt traded around the entire world, from silk in China, to tobacco in North America. There would be almost no commodity anywhere in the world that the Egyptians did not have and trade. In "modern" times, Marco Polo is credited with "discovering" China, but the Egyptians had discovered the entire world....
2006-08-30 16:05:30
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answered by ahddub316 2
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Ancient Egyptian overseas trade
check out http://nefertiti.iwebland.com/trade/index.html
2006-08-30 16:01:05
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answered by Sag50 2
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When? Ancient times? Modern? You've got about 5,000 years of history there, darlin'!
2006-08-30 15:54:11
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answered by mistress_piper 5
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slaves
2006-08-30 15:55:48
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answered by I love money 4
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