#12. this hydrocarbon product was first used for its natural adhesive and waterproofing characteristics, but it was also used as a medicine. it was used to bind

#12. This hydrocarbon product was first used for its natural adhesive and waterproofing characteristics, but it was also used as a medicine. It was Used to bind building materials together, as well as to line the bottoms of ships. Ancient civilizations traded the material. Herodotus, a fifth-century BC Greek historian, claimed that the walls of ancient Babylon contained it. Name the material. (+4 marks, -1/4 negative mark)