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Why are the lands on either side of the Nile called the black lands?
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Every year heavy summer rain in the Ethiopian highlands sent a torrent of water that caused the Nile to flood. When the floods receded a thick rich mud (black silt) was left and this was excellent soil to plant in. So this area was known as the Black Land and further away from the river was the Red Land, a region of inhospitable desert.
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Water from the Nile River deposited rich fertile soil called?
silt
What is the dry desert land not far from the nile river called?
The dry desert land not very far from the banks of the nile is the.........O║ªÑºEE :D
What are 2 tributaries of the Nile river?
Blue Nile and the White Nile.
What plant did Ancient Egypt use to make paper?
They used a plant called papyrus that grows along the Nile River.
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.
The fertile soil along the banks of the Nile were called the what Lands by Ancient Egyptians?
Black Lands
Was the land on each side of the Nile a dense jungle?
Yes
What Egyptian place was called the black lands?
the fertile area along the river Nile
What is the Egyptian name for Egypt meaning the black lands?
The Egyptian fertile land was called Kemet (=Black Land) because of the fertile soil in the Nile river lands. Their desert land was called Red Landl
What is the Egyptian name for meaning the black lands?
The Egyptian fertile land was called Kemet (=Black Land) because of the fertile soil in the Nile river lands. Their desert land was called Red Landl
What is the difference between black lands and red lands in Egypt?
The black lands where farming areas around the nile and the red lands are deserts. They call the farming areas black lands beacause the soil when the nile floods (whitch is like a natrual ferilizer for the crops) is black. But, in the desert the sand and soil are a redish color (I am not sure why it is a redish color).
What is the difference between Egypt's black land and the red land?
The black lands where farming areas around the nile and the red lands are deserts. They call the farming areas black lands beacause the soil when the nile floods (whitch is like a natrual ferilizer for the crops) is black. But, in the desert the sand and soil are a redish color (I am not sure why it is a redish color).
Why were there a Black Nile and a White Nile?
There is the Nile, the Blue Nile and the White Nile. There was a Yellow Nile but no Black Nile. However the Ancient Egyptians sometimes called the river Ar or Aur (black) because of the colour of the sediment left after the river's annual flood.
What is the rarest crocodile in the world called?
The Nile crocodile sometimes called the black crocodiles they live near the nile in brazil
The dry desert land not far from the banks of the nile is called what?
It is called the Black land
Which area of Egypt has the most fertile soil?
Fertile lands in Egypt are located in the delta and along the valley of the Nile.
What is another name for Nile river?
Ancient Egyptians called the Nile the Black Nile since at high flood levels there was a high level of sediment picked up as it flowed to the Mediterranean.
