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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!
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What is the main river that flows through Egypt?
The Nile River flows north through Egypt. There is no other river of comparable size in Egypt.The Nile River flows through Egypt. There are also seasonal tributaries that feed into the Nile or form the Nile Delta, connecting the river to the Mediterranean Sea.The Nile. Also teh Red Nile and the white Nile River.
How did the Nile River Valley get it name?
Because the river Nile flows through it.
What are 2 tributaries of the Nile river?
Blue Nile and the White Nile.
How often did the nile river flood?
The Nile River flooded annually
What kind of ecology surrounds the Nile River?
The crops and the farm surround the river nile and every year in June and october the rains come and the river nile overflows and wets the crops
What does herodotus question about the nile?
He questions why it floods, and why it is the only river with no breeze flowing through it
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 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,,~
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]
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
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".
What major river flows south to north into the Medigterranean?
Nile River
What is the biggest river in Egypt?
Egypt has only one river - the river Nile, the longest river in the world.
What river runs through Egypt?
Nile River
Why did Greek historian Herodotus call Egypt the gift of the Nile?
Without the Nile the Egyptians would be desert nomads.
What is the river Nile is the river on earth?
The Nile River is found in Africa and flows south through north.It is the longest river in the world its 4,160 miles (6.670 km).Although the nile is associated with Egypt only 20% of the nile runs through that country.The Nile is formed by the joining of two rivers the White Nile and the Blue Nile (at Khartoum).
