Why is the black sea called the black sea??

Question

I was in global and my teacher was talking about the black sea and i raised my hand asking why they call it that, and he said i dunno, so i decided to figure it out for extra credit.

help?

Answer 1

your teacher is an idiot. Look it up on google. I think it's because its salt content is so high, that no plants or animals can live in it. I know the dead sea is named after this phenomena, but this may be another case of it.

Answer 2

""The reason for the name may be an ancient assignment of colours to the direction of the compass — black referring to the north, and red referring to the south. Herodotus on one occasion uses Red Sea and Southern Sea interchangeably."" -wikipedia

Answer 3

The Greeks assigned colors for the directions of the compass  Ã¢Â€Â” black referring to the north, and red referring to the south.  

Another possible explanation comes from the colour of the Black Sea's deep waters. Being further north than the Mediterranean Sea and much less saline, the microalgae concentration is much richer, causing the dark colour.

One Bulgarian understanding of the name is that the sea used to be quite stormy. Some sources stipulate that it goes back to the time of Noah's Ark. The Black Sea deluge theory is based on that idea.

In naval science, the Black Sea is thought to have received its name because of its hydrogen sulfide layer that begins about 200 meters below the surface, and supports a unique microbial population which produces black sediments probably due to Anaerobic Methane oxidation.

Found all of the above on Wikipedia

Answer 4

From Wikipedia:

"Another possible explanation comes from the colour of the Black Sea's deep waters. Being further north than the Mediterranean Sea and much less saline, the microalgae concentration is much richer, causing the dark colour. Visibility in the Black Sea is on average approximately five meters (5.5 yd), as compared to up to thirty-five meters (38 yd) in the Mediterranean.

One Bulgarian understanding of the name is that the sea used to be quite stormy. Some sources stipulate that it goes back to the time of Noah's Ark. The Black Sea deluge theory is based on that idea.

In naval science, the Black Sea is thought to have received its name because of its hydrogen sulfide layer that begins about 200 meters below the surface, and supports a unique microbial population which produces black sediments probably due to Anaerobic Methane oxidation"