Which of the following developments in early urban societies in Mesopotamia and Egypt is most directly supported by the passage?

(A) The militarism of early Mesopotamian polities (B) The creation of long distance trade routes (C) The specialization of labor (D) The stratification of the population along social linesExplanation: The passage discusses an Egyptian exile leading armies into battle in Syria. Eliminate (B), (C), and (D) because they do not mention hostility or militarism.