The river and deserts provided natural defenses for the Egyptians. The Nile River has a marshy delta. As a result, Egyptians could not build a port at the mouth of the Nile. This made it difficult for invaders to reach Egyptian settlements along the river.
The Enlightenment thinkers changed peoples' beliefs of how government should work by talking of separation of powers and checks and balances.
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