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Herodotus remarked that Egypt was the “Gift of the Nile”. What did he mean by this?

Herodotus remarked that Egypt was the “Gift of the Nile”. What did he mean by this?
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Herodotus remarked that Egypt was the “Gift of the Nile”. What did he mean by this?

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Egypt is called the gift of the Nile because the Nile River annually flooded its banks in ancient times, creating fertile farm fields for people to plant their crops.
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