Which most accurately describes how ancient Greece influenced governments of later civilizations?

Ancient Greece developed the “Socratic method,” which is still in use today in academia. Ancient Greece used a direct democracy government, which influenced later Western governments.

i confess that there are several parts of this constitution which i do not at present approve, but i am not sure i shall never approve them: for having lived long, i have experienced many instances of being obliged by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which i once thought right, but found to be otherwise. it is therefore that the older i grow, the more apt i am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others.

i think it was because of how protected egyptian civilization was was which allowed them to evolve without much outside influence.