Well some rivers in Europe are used to transport goods. Sometime people even travel on them. River also can provide power.
Duma
The State Duma<span> was created in a wave of violent attacks against imperial officials and public upheaval, which culminated in a national strike in October 1905 known as Russian Revolution of 1905, paving the way for Russia's first parliament.</span>
People had an easier way to transport waste outdoors from inside facilities.
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Mecca is the city where Muhammad centered Islamic faith
It's between b or c. Im leaning towards c. 16th & 17th century was the renaissance and reformation.