Where did the name Amazon River come from?

Answer 1

The Amazon got its name from the Spanish explorers. Female warriors called "Icamiabas", meaning "women without husbands" attacked Francisco Orellana. Orellana named the river "Rio Amazonas" after these women whom he compared to the Amazons of ancient Greek mythology.

Answer 2

The Canterbury Tales was a group of people going on a pilgrimage each telling stories on the way to the shrine of St.Thomas. A pilgrimage was a religious journey to a shrine to confess sins and cleanse yourself. The knight was old and spoke with words of wisdom and was unattractive. The squire was young but big headed young man and he was popular with the ladies. The miller was big and had big muscles. He liked to wrestle and win prizes. The knight and the squire were different in different ways. For example the knight was old and wise while The Canterbury tales was a group of people going on a pilgrimage each telling stories on the way to the shrine of St.Thomas. A pilgrimage was a religious journey to a shrine to confess sins and cleanse yourself. The knight was old and spoke with words of wisdom and was unattractive. The squire was young but big headed young man and he was popular with the ladies. The miller was big and had big muscles. He liked to wrestle and win prizes. The knight and the squire were different in different ways. For example the knight was old and wise while

Answer 3

amazon are women warriors of old who used to live near the river in south America that is now knows as amazon river...