France lost its territories in India and North America as a consequence of the loss of the Seven Years war. (Option C).
The Seven Years War was a global conflict protracted between 1756 and 1763. Every European great power of the time was involved in this conflict and spanned five continents, affecting Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines. The conflict split Europe into two coalitions, led by the Kingdom of Great Britain.
The role that geography played in the development of Athens as a dominant power among the cities states of ancient Greece was that its location along the Aegean Sea helped Athens establish a powerful Navy and booming trade
