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"Hymn to the Nile" is a tune that was created and sung by the ancient Egyptian peoples about the flooding of the Nile.[1] Herodotus called Egypt the "Gift of the Nile" because ancient Egyptian civilization shaped its culture around and depended on resources from the river.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "Hymn to the Nile". ARCJOHN. March 23, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  2. ^ Dowling, Mike. "Ancient Egypt: The Gift of the Nile". July 11, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.

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