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The famous greek historian Herodotus once wrote the "Egypt...is,so to speak,the gift of the Nile." What did he mean and was he right?
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The famous greek historian Herodotus once wrote the "Egypt...is,so to speak,the gift of the Nile." What did he mean and was he right?

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He meant that Egypt gifted everyone with the Nile, the Nile being the life of Egypt and the water source for many people...
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