From which enlightenment thinker would those who support absolute monarchy as the ideal government draw their inspiration, and why? a. those supporting absolute monarchy drew their inspiration from john locke, who asserted that people had natural rights that were conferred and protected by the government. b. supporters of absolute monarchy looked to jean-jacques rousseau, who reassured them that people were naturally good, but their tendencies toward good works were hampered by an unequal distribution of property. c. those supporting absolute monarchy drew strength from the actions of frederick the great, who refused to grant any new rights to his people. d. supporters of absolute monarchy would point to thomas hobbes, who said that society will always tend toward cruelty and that most people would enter into a social contract with the king to ensure law and order.

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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