Question

Read the excerpt from the History of Herodotus, Book 2. Egypt . . . is an acquired country, the gift of the river. This quotation from Herodotus, a Greek who traveled in Egypt, is about how the Nile River enabled ancient Egyptian civilization to develop and succeed. What specifically was the river’s gift? fertile soil fishing stocks defensive capabilities drinking water

Answer 1

the river’s gift is (fertile soil)

Answer 2

The correct answer is:

Fertile soil.

Herodotus (484 BC – 425 BC) was an ancient Greek historian born in Halicarnassus in the Persian Empire. He believed that Egypt was the gift of the Nile River because the Ancient Egyptians had settled on the alluvial soil accompanying both banks of the Nile to take advantage of the fertile agricultural soil next to the river.