<span>"C. Private firms cut canals at key points and connected
rivers" and "D. Thanks to a web of waterways, boats could reach towns they
had never been able to reach before" are both correct, although roads were beginning to be used more as well. </span>
Option C would be the best answer. You don't use a poll to leak info, stop corrupt systems or raise power.
Technology has improved city life in more ways that can be summed up easily. The developments of running water, electricity, sewage systems, public transportation, and many others helped to make city life safer and healthier. In addition technological developments in building construction allowed for taller buildings to be built creating more space for businesses to develop and places for humans to live in cities. In recent decades environmental regulations and cleaner energy use has created healthier and more sustainable living conditions in cities.
The answer is D, for W.W.'s 14 points.