The ideal of representative government was strengthened by the writings of an 18th century English philosopher named

John Locke

Explanation:

John Locke wrote that government should rest on the consent of the governed, and that no government could violate basic natural principles of justice. His ideas were part of the Enlightenment, a movement that encouraged rational leadership instead of the divine right of kings to rule.

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i think it was because of how protected egyptian civilization was was which allowed them to evolve without much outside influence.