D is the answer ( for cutting off our trade with parts of the world )
The reason why the area of the City of New Orleans which is in the Delta of Great River were not flooded is because these areas are geographically covered by natural leeves of the river, these leeves are higher in elevation compared as compared to the adjacent areas, thus the flood water wouldn't have reached these high points.<span />
The industrial revolution set the foundation for urbanization by fostering economic growth and developing employment opportunities in cities, as opposed to rural communities.
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In Hinduism, the whole universe was created by Brahma. In Buddhism, there exist many "Buddhas" who are people who awakened (Nirvana), and stopped the process of reincarnation. Buddhism has no creator god to explain the origin of the universe. Instead, it teaches that everything depends on everything else: present events are caused by past events and become the cause of future events.
I believe this should be Sarah from the bible. In this case, both were not bearing children and were barren until The GOd of Israel opened their womb and the bore children. sarah only bore Isaac and died at the age of 120+ years, while Rachel died in child birth after giving Joseph the great and Benjamin.