Direct Democracy: everyone who is able to vote has a say in decisions. Representative Democracy: Voters select someone to make decisions for them.

a gathering place; marketplace

a Greek city-state

To move toward a weaker condition

True.

Crete

Ionian Sea

someone who writes or performs epic poems or stories about heroes and their deeds

a group of armed foot soldiers arranged close together in rows.

A government in which a small group that has control

A group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland; the new territory itself

an absolute ruler unrestrained by law.

a piece of land surrounded by water on THREE sides