Which statements describe how natural disasters affected ancient Egypt? Choose three correct answers. Too much rain caused flooding that wiped out settlements. Each year, the Nile River swelled and overflowed its banks. When the Nile River drew back, it left behind silt on farm fields. Prolonged drought destroyed plant and animal life, leading to famine. Periodic earthquakes made the land too parched and broken to support life. Drought left the land too dry and the Nile River too low to grow enough crops.