That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men. . . . Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of
these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it. . . .
—Declaration of Independence, 1776
The excerpt above reflects the idea that if a person's unalienable rights are not protected by the government, then the people have the —
A right to change the government
B opportunity to adjust government spending
C responsibility to finance political campaigns
D obligation to obey unfair laws

every of the four river valley civilizations, religion played an enormous role in shaping and cultivating each civilization. this essay will briefly discuss how religion formed the river valley people’s government and view on geography. religion dictated how the peoples of the river valley civilizations managed government and geography.

            religious leaders played prominent roles in every river valley civilizations form of government. from ancient egypt and mesopotamia to china’s historic empire and the indus river valley, all the river valley civilizations had significant religious figures. in ancient egypt, the pharaoh was revered as a god and therefore was given his right as supreme governing authority in the eyes of the people. the elusive emperors of china gained there governing rights by a mandate of heaven creating long lines of dynasties until the common people of china felt the dynasty had lost the favor of the gods. chinese emperors were not only governing leaders but also the spiritual leaders of ancient china. mesopotamian and indus river valley priests were referred as has head officials who had vast amounts of authority in these two civilizations primitive forms of democracy. religion shaped the structure and social caste of the four river valley civilizations.

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