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 republic was much like the government of the USA is today (the founders like what Rome did so they took it) and what caused it to become an empire was power hungry rulers hope this helps good luck
To draw a map of the round earth on a flat surface, Cartographers use map projections. There are several ways it can be done, but every type of projection distorts reality in some way. Scientists use a Tissot's indicatrix to quantify distortions that are introduced when creating a map
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