Egypt was heavy on food supplies and light on things like metal and wood. The rest of the world had metal and wood but a couple of bad harvests and they were in a pickle.
Control the food and you control everything.
2,708 posted on 01/06/2006 5:23:30 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear
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