How did the distance between egypt and other civilizations, such as mesopotamia, impact the egyptians?
there was enough distance to allow a distinct egyptian civilization to evolve.
the other civilizations were so close that egypt was frequently attacked.
it prevented contact of any kind with other civilizations.
strong influences made it difficult for egyptians to develop their own culture.

To answer the specific problem, there was enough distance to allow a distinct Egyptian civilization to evolve. The correct answer between all the choices given is the first choice. I am hoping that this answer has satisfied your query about and it will be able to help you, and if you’d like, feel free to ask another question.

explanation: we can only guess at how our actions may be perceived in the future. doing something really big like killing lots of people, saving lots of people, affecting the lives of lots of people is a sure fire way of being remembered in historical records. we can also make a difference in the history records by being a small influence on something bigger, whether that is as a civil servant, scientist or artist.

of course you could argue that we all affect history just as tiny cogs in a   bigger machine.

if you mean how do people influence our opinions of things which have already happened, then simply by writing a book which looks at things form a different perspective and trying to convince people that this perspective is more accurate or truthful. people do it all the time i.e. richard the third was a terrible or was he? plenty would disagree, it's just that their views aren't the most widely known.n:

the hyksos invasion. the hyksos were able to attack egypt successfully because of their skills in using bronze weapons, composite bows and the use of the horse and chariot during the invasion. although the egyptians depict a barbarian-type overthrow, the truth is the seizure was likely a relatively peaceful one.