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Why were water routes so important to trade during the nubian civilizations ?

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The Nile brought the ancient Egyptians and Nubians a constant source of water, allowing them to fish, farm, trade, and build communities along its banks. … Cataracts prevented Nubians from trading by traveling on the river, so Nubian trade routes had to be over land.

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