Question

Which of the following is NOT true of the Nile River:

A. The Nile's reliability meant that less state-controlled irrigation was required, resulting in the Egyptian society being more rural than its Mesopotamian counterpart.
B. The river, though constantly flowing, had substantial rapids—called cataracts, that often made the river impossible to travel upon and provided the Egyptians with a form of safety from invasion from their southern neighbors.
C. While Egypt was heavily populated, a fact that can be assessed due to the scale of the massive public works projects they undertook, the bulk of their population did not live near the Nile River.
D. Where the Fertile Crescent rivers were constantly a source of destruction and frequently unreliable, the Nile was fairly consistent and usually life-enhancing, not life-threatening.

Answer 1

The incorrect statement about the Nile River is that the bulk of Egypt's population did not live near it, when in reality, most of the population and important cultural sites were concentrated along the Nile valley. Option C is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that is NOT true of the Nile River is: C. While Egypt was heavily populated, a fact that can be assessed due to the scale of the massive public works projects they undertook, the bulk of their population did not live near the Nile River.

Contrary to this statement, most of Ancient Egypt's population and cities resided along the parts of the Nile valley north of Aswan, and nearly all cultural and historical sites of Ancient Egypt are found along the riverbanks. The Nile provided a constant source of life-giving water and fertile soil for agriculture through its predictable flood patterns. It was the center of Egyptian civilization, and hence, it is more accurate to state that the bulk of the population lived near the Nile River.