In general, no, Mesopotamia did not fall because of attack from other empires, since it was primarily due to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers drying up that led to a lack of produce, and therefore a fall in the empire itself.
I believe the answer is the first one
Answer: rocks weathered due to the effect of water.
Explanation: Placer deposits forms when rocks weathered due to the effect of water. The heavy minerals from the rocks get settled down in water. Minerals that form placer deposits have high specific gravity, they are resistant to chemical weathering process and are durable.
d. The answer is D because the whiskey rebellion took place from 1791, when a tax over distilled spirits (mainly whiskey in that time in the U.S.) became law, intended to generate revenue for the Revolutionary War debt. It ended three years later, in 1794, when President Washington led a force of over 13,000 men against some 500 violent protesters in Pennsylvania.
This fight, that didn't really take place, led to the formation of two well defined political parties in the United States, the Federalist group stopped being the hegemonic one, making Thomas Jefferson (of the newly formed Republican party) the next president