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What did the Ancient Egyptians believe caused the Nile to flood each year?

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The tears of the goddess Isis

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Melting snow to the south at the source of the river

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Earthquakes in the Red Sea

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A shifting in the gravitational pull of the sun

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The correct option is A The tears of the goddess Isis
Ancient Egyptians believed that the Nile flooded every year because of Isis's tears of sorrow for her dead husband, Osiris.

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