Who rejected the idea that gods affected human history

Sophists

Explanation:

Sophists did not believe that gods and goddesses influenced people. They also rejected the concept of absolute right or wrong. They believed that what was right for one person might be wrong for another. Sophists was Socrates

can someone me with this question:  

1) the end of the conflict between the north and the south didn’t just mark the end of a war; it marked the end of an entire way of life.” which statement best describes what this statement means?  

a) the southerners were no longer free and were controlled by the northern states.

b) the industrial economy in the north was not sustainable.

c) slavery became illegal, which changed completely the south’s labor force and the agricultural economy was destroyed.

d) the states decided to relinquish their independence and return to britain’s rule.