The answer is letter C. Tao Te Ching was written by Laozu, a record keeper during
the Zhou Dynasty. The Book Tao Te Ching is a book about the philosophical
context of Taoism that had influenced greatly on the other teaching during the
Zhou Dynasty like, Legalism, Confucianism and Chinese Buddhism.
More generally, this means that a country declares itself to be on NEITHER side of some conflict.
Some historical examples were the US in 1793 when it declared itself neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain
The correct answer is D)Trading vessels from China brought the plague to Sicily, where it spread across Europe.
It spread through all parts of Europe afterwards and killed millions of people.
New inventons that changed American society during the late 1800's are steam power and electricity. The railroad helped expand the U.S.. The telegraph, the telephone, and the typewriter brought people together that were far away.