What does " Egypt ... is, so to speak, the gift of the Nile." mean

Question

Social Studies

Bodie

12 December, 07:21

What does " Egypt ... is, so to speak, the gift of the Nile." mean

+4

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Clarissa Foley · Answer 1

Ancient Egypt was incredibly lucky, but it used that luck masterfully.

It was Herodotus who said:

"Egypt is the gift of the Nile",

Every year in Egypt, the Nile overflows and creates a rich valley of black soil that is abundantly fertile. This fertility was central to Egyptian civilization.