We do not know. mostly because of earth quakes etc.
Yes, because they had a leader a town a army and alliances which made them kingdoms.
<span>In one sense, I'm not proud of my academic background. Because I ran away from home, therefore I couldn't go to school being a runaway. However, on my 27th birthday I decided to go get my GED. I had two sons by then, and they were starting school. I knew that if I was going to teach them the value of an education, I had to be an example of that. My only regret is that I didn't continue on. The one thing I am proud of was that I was in a class of over 200+ to get my GED. I received a letter telling ,me I would be graduating in the top 10! Who knew?! Proves to me that people shouldn't ever cast doubt on someone, they might just be surprised!</span>
"Democratic Republic" is more a descriptive expression used by Countries that come out from a form of dictatorship and are eager to emphasize they are now democracies.
<span>There's also a lot of misunderstanding about the terms "republic" and "democratic" (for some reasons especially between people from the US, perhaps because of the name of American political parties); they imply a "republic" is where you elect somebody to represent you, while a "democracy" is where the majority just tower above a minority. Usually political statements follow :) </span>
<span>"Democracy" just means power is held by "people" (the citizens), as opposed to governments where one or few people dictate their rules. </span>
<span>Actually, the difference those people are talking about is between "Representative Democracy" and "Direct Democracy"; all modern democracies are based on Spartan system, not Athenian one, like most believe, since Athenian government was a "direct democracy". </span>
<span>A Republic is just the most common kind of "Representative Democracy", but not the only one.</span>
