The first 'modern' alphabet, the basis of the one we use today, was developed by what group?
a. the persians
b. the egyptians
c. the phoenicians
d. the mesopotamians

the answer to fill in the blank in this question would be the word resource, it is defined as the money, material or people (since human resource is a very valuable good) that a company or a person has at disposition (meaning they can use the resource as they see fit), to be able to complete a task or achieve a goal.  

answer; i believe the correct answer is (the willamete valley);