2007-09-04 14:13:13 · 5 answers · asked by lover2 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The "Black Land" was the fertile soil in the Nile Valley, which was (and is) darker in colour than the soils in the surrounding deserts.
Just to be clear, it is nothing to do with the skin colour of the people who lived there.
2007-09-04 14:44:12 · answer #1 · answered by Tim N 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a great article, and it answers your question.
Google search: "Black Land" +Egypt
Select: Egypt- The Black Land and Forgeing a Dynasty
The Greek historian Herodotus called Egypt "the gift of the Nile," and the ancient Egyptians themselves named their homeland kmt, "the black land. ...
www.mc.maricopa.edu/dept/d10/asb/anthro2003/glues/blackland/black
2007-09-04 14:25:57 · answer #2 · answered by greenthumb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the fertile area near the Nile river was called the "black land" or "Kemet" while the "red land" or "Desheret" was the desert area beyond that.
2007-09-04 15:10:33 · answer #3 · answered by Карина 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The farmland along the Nile that got flooded once a year
2007-09-04 18:26:43 · answer #4 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
land of the slaves..... i don't know but that might seem right
2007-09-04 14:20:47 · answer #5 · answered by Whats my name? 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋