Which are characteristics of trade in ancient Egypt?

Select 2

1. Egyptians imported lumber because there were few trees in Egypt.

2. Traders came and went using the Red Sea, the Nile River, and desert caravans.

3. Egypt's trading partners were usually limited to other African peoples.

4. Egypt had its own silver and gem mining.

The answers are:

1. Egyptians imported lumber because there were few trees in Egypt.

2. Traders came and went using the Red Sea, the Nile River, and desert caravans.

Explanation:

1 - Trees in ancient Egypt were comparatively rare, and quality timber had to be imported from abroad.

2-The overland trade route through the Wadi Hammamat wound from the Nile to the Red Sea, the goods packed and tied to the backs of donkeys.