[교양 영어] 원서 발췌독 210714~15

[What Egypt needed to import] World Civilizations by Philip J. Adler 나무와 상아와 금을 파라오에게 As a wealthy land, Egypt needed few imports. But there were some items Egyptians did need to import, and trade provided rare items whose monopoly was an important pillar of the monarchy. Wood was hard to find in a land where every acre of arable land was needed for agriculture, so large-scale projects like palaces, pyramids, and temples required the importation of timber. As early as the Old Kingdom, the pharaohs spent a great deal of time building trade, especially with timber-rich Byblos in Pho..........

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