I believe the answer you are looking for is A.
Heaven and Earth are ruthless；To them the Ten Thousand Things are but as straw dogs. The Sage too is ruthless；To him the people are but as straw dogs.—Tao Te Ching(天地不仁，以万物为刍狗；圣人不仁，以百姓为刍狗。)
In fact, we Chinese seldom consider religion seriously. As we know that our life cannot fully depends on gods.
"<span>The rivers of Mesopotamia flooded annually" and "B. Mesopotamia was between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers" are both true, since this was considered to be the Fertile Crescent, since there was such a great amount of growth. </span>
Loaf is a verb when used in that context, it means to idle one's time away, typically by aimless wandering or loitering.
This correct answer is "popular sovereignty."
This idea of letting territories vote on whether or not they wanted slavery was supposed to be helpful in solving the issue of slavery in the United States. However, this led to terrible violence and bloodshed, especially in Kansas. After Kansas voted to become a slave state, many anti-slavery individuals claimed the election was rigged due voters coming from Missouri to vote in the Kansas election. This resulted in fighting between the two. This period is now known as "Bleeding Kansas." This idea was one of many solutions that failed to solve the issue of slavery in America.
