According to the reading (chapter 18: democracy and international relations), what are the defining features of democracy? describe historical waves of democracy and the possible causes of these waves such as demonstration effects, neighborhood effects, conditionality of international organizations, and the influence of hegemons.

answer; when one group has an extremely high score at pretest;

in an absolute  monarchy, the  monarchrules as an autocrat, with absolutepower  over the state and government — for example, the right to rule by decree, promulgate laws, and impose punishments. the  monarch isnominally sovereign but the electorate, through their legislature, exercise political sovereignty.

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there are isolated pockets of farming, generally around rivers and oases, which are used for irrigation.

answer; archaeologists;