Which enlightened ruler am i? though i was considered an absolute monarch, i always tried to do my best for the prussian people. i allowed for freedom of the press and religion and made the prussian educational system one of the best in europe. i did not believe in the divine right of kings and just thought of myself as a citizen like everyone else.

Read the excerpt from the history of herodotus, book 2. egypt . . is an acquired country, the gift of the river. this quotation from herodotus, a greek who traveled in egypt, is about how the nile river enabled ancient egyptian civilization to develop and succeed. what specifically was the river’s gift? fertile soil fishing stocks defensive capabilities drinking water