Answer:
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.
Step-by-step 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.