Weathering is
a. caused by the movement of materials over rocks.
b. not a natural process.
c. a process whereby rocks are broken down by direct contact with the atmosphere.
d. all of the above

C is actually the answer

Explanation:

"C. A process whereby rocks are broken down by direct contact with the atmosphere."

you did not attach the discourse, but i assume it to be the discourse on the origin and basis of inequality among men (the original titile in french is: "discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes"), also know as "second discourse". in this discourse, jean-jacques rousseau emphasizes that private property is the basis of all inequalities.

therefore, what enabled the old regime to maintain as long as it did was private property.

the endomembrane system i think