Question

Select the sentence from the section "Expanding Alexandria Out Over the Water" that

BEST explains why Alexandria's location was important.
a. "He chose to extend the lines of Alexandria right out over the water."
b.
"It could not have just been a dream of Homer that decided Alexandria's location."
c. "The city brought together the closed off Egyptian kingdom and the sea-trading empire of
Greece."
d. "Its buildings combined the best in Western and Eastern architecture."

Answer 1

c. "The city brought together the closed off Egyptian kingdom and the sea-trading empire of Greece."

This sentence explains that Alexandria's location was important because it allowed the city to act as a bridge between the land-locked Egyptian kingdom and the sea-faring Greek empire, allowing for trade and cultural exchange between the two. This made Alexandria a strategically important and prosperous city.