By the time Vasco da Gama returned from his first voyage to India in 1499, he had spent more than two years ...
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In a pure democracy every person, that is allowed to, votes on every matter. For example, ancient Greece was a pure democracy because every eligible man voted on public problems every week. In a republic, the people vote for electives to then vote on these problems for them, but they do not vote themselves. America is a republic because we vote people into congress to then vote on laws.
The I in RICE stands for Ice. Hope it helps!!
