[Back to top]. The Canadian Dollar is the currency of Canada while the US Dollar is the currency of the Unitd States. As of June 2007, the exchange rate was around 0.95 Canadian Dollars for every American Dollar. Around Niagara Falls, many Canadian stores accept American Dollars but return change in Canadian Dollars. However, the converse is not true as American stores will generally not accept Canadian currency. If you can help it, the easiest thing to do is to use your credit card.
Egypt is a country in North Africa, on the Mediterranean Sea, and is among the oldest civilizations on earth. The name 'Egypt' comes from the Greek Aegyptos which was the Greek pronunciation of the Egyptian name 'Hwt-Ka-Ptah' (which means House of the Spirit of Ptah, who was a very early God of the Ancient Egyptians).n the early Old Kingdom, Egypt was simply known as 'Kemet' which means 'Black Land' so named for the rich, dark soil along the Nile River where the first settlements began. Later, the country was known simply as Misr which means 'country', a name still in use by Egyptians for their nation in the present day.
During the Spring Season, the Nile waters will flood the nearby mountains. When the waters that have fled the mountains go back into the River, it leaves the black rich fertile soil called silt deposits. This soil is called by the ancient Egyptians as âThe Gift of Nile,.The Egypt is filled with much of this rich fertile soil which can be used for raising crops successfully. The fertile soil is not the only gift provided by Nile. Nile presented several gifts to the ancient Egyptians.The ancient Egyptians got fresh drinking water and fresh water for bathing.he ancient Egyptians cultivated Flax, wheat and many more crops surrounding Nile and traded them. This trade helped the Egyptians to maintain the diplomatic relationships with other countries and made them to stabilize economically. Hence, Egypt was called as Gift of Nile.