well, when u think of disputes, you think of an argument or disagreement, in this case its a disagreement on the countries, why? because of the relative locations, I hope i could help in this situation, it was hard for me, mostly because i couldn't understand it! (Friend me if you want, that would be nice)
Answer: D
Explanation: rivers were an easy access to the ancient cities inside the fertile crescent, this meant trade was extremely dependent on these rivers
John Calvin created the modern democracy. For example the US, the people get to vote for who they want for their leader and the person with the majority of the votes wins.
I would think most "Americans" are lazy and are just looking for a way out of taking the blame for why the u.s. is spiraling downward and so would a few other people but probably Most people in the country today would define an American as an independent and self reliant individual with strong family ties and strong loyalties to groups, individuality and individual rights.
hope this helps :p