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One reason is their location near the nile made it eaiser to accesses water so the likely hood of a cultural exchange on the mmediterrian was less than likey. Another reason is the access to propertrade routes even though they were close to the middle east they didn't have enough recources to make it towards an area thats open to trade again limiting cultural exchange. I came to this conclusion due to my knowledge on trade routes and the amount of cultural exchange during the time period.
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