The Enlightenment greatly <span>influenced the French Revolution since it called into question the divine right of kings, meaning that the French people wanted to be in control over their own government. Another major motivating factor was the American Revolution. </span>
The assemblies had gained experience and confidence.
The assemblies believed the colonists had a right to representation under their royal charters.The governor frequently could not control the assembly.
The Achaemenid Empire (558–330 BC) of Persia, popularly referred to as the Persian empire, was a monarchy. It was ruled by a single hereditary leader, who considered himself divinely authorized to hold absolute power.
The Persian empire was a model of efficient ancient administration. The monarch appointed satraps as regional leaders, and delegated power in a way the preserved sufficient local autonomy to prevent most (non-Greek) subjects from wishing to revolt. It had an efficient system of roads and messengers, allowing rule over a large geographic area, and a regular system of taxation that established it on a sound financial footing. It also had a complex and uniform law code.
