The correct answer should be C. contact
Intimacy and involvement come at later stages where the relationship has escalated more. Contact is the part of initiation.
D is the answer so its correct and your welcome
A place to fish
Fresh drinking water
Good farming conditions
Provides trading routes
1. Religious and territorial conflicts between states created fear and uncertainty.
-> 17th century was a period of great disruption in Europe; conflicts led to continuous warfare.
2. The growth of armies by government to deal with conflicts caused rulers to raise taxes to pay troops.
-> population already suffering
3. Heavy taxes led to additional unrest and peasant revolts.
<span>In response to these crises, monarchs tried to impose order by increasing their own power.</span>