Question

How did the ideas of Montesquieu connect the ancient world with the New World?

Answer 1

He borrowed the idea of three branches of government from the Roman Republic and passed it along to American revolutionaries.

His book on economic policies was based on the command economy of Egypt, and it was used to shape the American financial system.

He wrote the satire Persian Letters, a critique of the former Persian Empire, which served to shape the American social structure.

His idea of the consent of the governed, based on the Chinese Mandate of Heaven, was the foundation of American democracy.