Because good building<span> stone is hard to find in the river valley of the Euphrates River where the </span>Sumerians<span> lived, </span><span>they built their </span>ziggurats<span> out of mud-brick, or adobe. Not stones.</span>
D. <span>suing the strip mall developer in the court system
Because this one doesn't have to do with the thing.</span>
C. Tourism and luxury goods
By claiming divine right.
Many monarchies claimed to be on the side of god. In fact in China, there was the idea of the "Mandate of Heaven." Some Egyptian Pharaohs and Roman Emperors claimed to be gods, and were worshiped as such. Mayan rulers claimed to control the water in a very dry environment. <span />
I believe the answer is D