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(professor) Have you ever wondered why the huge river in South America is called the Amazon? Well, two sources seem to have contributed to this name. One of these two sources for the modern name of the river is the original native name for the river, and the other source is a chronicle written when Europeans first explored the river in the sixteenth century.

The native inhabitants living near the giant river certainly must have contributed in part to the modern name of this river. The name given by the native inhabitants to this large river was something like the modern name. The native inhabitants called the river Amazunu, which in their language meant "big wave." I'm sure you can hear the similarity between the native name Amazunu and today's modern name Amazon.

However, today's modem name didn't come entirely from the native name for the river; there was another important source for the name Amazon, and this source comes from a sixteenth-century chronicle of the European exploration of the river. In early Greek literature, there were descriptions of a society of brave female warriors called Amazons.

When the Europeans were exploring the river in the sixteenth century, a chronicle of the trip was kept. This chronicle of the exploration of the river in the sixteenth century contains descriptions of courageous female warriors much like the female warriors described in ancient Greek literature. The chronicler made reference to the Amazon-like warriors on the river called Amazunu by the natives, which both helped to contribute to the river's modern name Amazon.

Topic: Why the huge river in South America is called the Amazon Main Points: 1.Two sources seem to have contributed to this name. One of these two sources for the modern name of the river is the original native name for the river, and the other source is a chronicle written when Europeans first explored the river in the sixteenth century. 2-The native inhabitants called the river Amazunu, which in their language meant "big wave." You can hear the similarity between the native name Amazunu and today's modern name Amazon. -When the Europeans were exploring the river in the sixteenth century, a chronicle of the trip was kept. This chronicle of the exploration of the river in the sixteenth century contains descriptions of courageous female warriors much like the female warriors described in ancient Greek literature. The chronicler made reference to the Amazon-like warriors on the river called Amazunu by the natives, which both helped to contribute to the river's modern name Amazon.