The ancient Egyptians called Egypt “Kemet,” meaning “Black Land,” because
a) the Nile River floods deposited black fertile soil.
b) the ancient Egyptians were a dark-skinned people.
c) natron, the substance used in the ritualized process of mummification, turns the body black.
d) the surrounding desert was called “the Red Land.”
Answer: a
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