I believe an Initiative is C. A vote on a legislative measure.
"To accommodate for lack of dependable rainfall" would be the best option as to why the ancient Chinese organized large groups of people to build and maintain irrigation systems, since when rainfall would not come for long periods of time, the crops would likely die without proper irrigation.
Here' what I came up with because I'm on this question now.
England became the leading colonial power in the world, French forts were captured along the Great Lakes, and <span>The Treaty of Paris was signed to officially end the war.</span>
Respondent, John Abel, was charged with robbing a bank with two other men. In order to discredit Respondent’s witness, the prosecution offered testimony that he and the witness were part of a prison gang that promoted perjury on the behalf of fellow gang members.