What made the Kush Empire an ideal area for trade and commerce? A) Kush was able to spread its influence to Europe by the Mediterranean. B) Central Africa gave the Kush Empire an ideal area to spread throughout Africa. C) Located on the Nile, and access to the Red and Mediterranean Sea made Kush an ideal area to access trade and spread commerce. Eliminate D) Location on the Nile made it easy to gain a monopoly of the river and to charge fees and tariffs to gain wealth and influence.