Identifying what bodies of water allowed egypt to
remain in contact and trade with the outside world?

The Mediterranean Sea bordered Egypt to the north, and the Red Sea lay beyond the desert to the east.

Explanation: These bodies of water gave the Egyptians a way to trade with people outside Egypt. Within Egypt, people used the Nile for trade and transportation. Winds from the north pushed sailboats south.

warfare was the primary means of cultural transmission in both regions.