Which statement accurately describes the concept of a social contract?

The correct answer is:

A. An agreement between people to follow laws and be governed by a leader or leaders.

The social contract concept is part of a theory in moral and political philosophy about the legitimacy of the authority of the state over the individual.

Social contract theory states that individuals submit to the authority of a ruler, or to the decision of a majority, by surrendering some of their freedoms. In exchange, their other rights, as well as the social order, are guaranteed.

the hereditary right of a monarch to rule from the mandate of heaven

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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