What was an important characteristic of the Cape of Good Hope?

Grass and low shrub vegetation is characteristic of the promontory, which is part of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve (established 1939) that encompasses the southern tip of the peninsula. There is a lighthouse on Cape Point about 1.2 miles (2 km) east of the Cape of Good Hope.

Explanation:

i think it was because of how protected egyptian civilization was was which allowed them to evolve without much outside influence.