What was the rich area of soil around the Nile called?
What was the rich area of soil around the Nile called? The Egyptians called their country Kemet, literally the “Black Land” (kem meant “black” in ancient Egyptian). The name derived from the colour of the rich and fertile black soil which was due to the annually occurring Nile inundation. So Kemet was the cultivated area along the Nile valley. Is there is gold in the river Nile? The Nile River carries gold all throughout. Much of Ancient Egypt's gold was sourced from this massive river. The two significant sources of Egyptian gold was found in a place called Nubia toward...