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He questions why it floods, and why it is the only river with no breeze flowing through it
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What puzzled herodotus about the Nile River?
The answer to this question is that, Herodotus wasn't puzzled but he did not find the source of the Nile River, forced to turn back. Though he discovered a Basic Truth:" There would be no Egypt without the Nile" he said! By:Haseeb Mahmood
Why do you think that herodotus called Egypt the gift of the nile?
Herodotus is impying that Egypt was not an advanced society because they relied to much on the Nile
Why do you think Herodotus called Egypt the gift of the Nile?
Herodotus is impying that Egypt was not an advanced society because they relied to much on the Nile
Why did Greek historian Herodotus call Egypt the gift of the Nile?
Without the Nile the Egyptians would be desert nomads.
What two questions does Herodotus ask about the Nile?
Herodotus ask's Why it flood's and why is it the only river with no breeze flowing through it. Hehe >:3 hope it helped you,,~
What does gifts of the Nile mean?
Egypt is called the Gift of the Nile. The Nile annually flooded its banks creating fertile farm fields for the production of crops. The name was coined by the the philosopher Herodotus (484-425 BC)
Who was the Greek historian the wrote the early description of the Nile River?
The Greek historian Herodotus, who also wrote that Egypt was the "Gift of the Nile" [Because without the Nile there would be no Egypt, only desert]
Are there any other names for the River Nile?
The Nile gets its name from the Greek word "Nelios", meaning River Valley and the Greek historian, Herodotus, wrote that Egypt was the "gift of the Nile" - it thereby acquired that as a nickname. .
What are some gifts the Nile gave to the Egyptians?
The great historian also called Egypt the gift of the Nile.
Who told that Egypt is the Gift of Nile?
The Nile overflows its banks every year (or it used to before the construction of the Aswan Dam) depositing both water and silt on its banks, irrigating and fertilizing the nearby land. That was its gift. Now its gift is hydroelectric power.
What does herodotus wear?
Herodotus wore clothes like any other stupid humanbeing would. That is a comen sense question.
What is the nickname for the Nile River that mean well fed or fat?
The only generally known nickname is when the Greek historian, Herodotus, wrote that Egypt was the "gift of the Nile".
