Please answer these questions passage is in the pic so is the questions.

1.Like Australia, the United States has a system of government that enshrines the idea of indirect democracy. Like Australia, the American system is based on principles of political equality, majority rule and the preservation of minority rights. The United States is the oldest continuing democracy in ...

2.a.   aborigines--a person, animal, or plant that has been in a country or region from earliest times.

b.    outback-the remote and usually uninhabited inland regions of Australia.

c.   maori--a member of the aboriginal people of New Zealand.

3. Mount Kosciuszko is the highest mountain in Australia at 7,310 feet. Australia is the sixth largest country in the world by land mass with an area of 2.9 million square miles. It has a population of 24.3 million people spread out between the mainland, the island of Tasmania and several other smaller islands.

in new Zealand mountain

Aoraki / Mount Cook

3,724

12,218

4.Sydney. Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the capital of the state of New South Wales.

Melbourne is the second largest city in the country.

13.05 million

Explanation:

the minoan civilization flourished in the middle bronze age on the island of crete located in the eastern mediterranean from c. 2000 bce until c. 1500 bce. with their unique art and architecture, and the spread of their ideas through contact with other cultures across the aegean, the minoans made a significant contribution to the development of western european civilization as it is known today. labyrinth-like palace complexes, vivid frescoes depicting scenes such as bull-leaping and processions, fine gold jewelry, elegant stone vases, and pottery with vibrant decorations of marine life are all particular features of minoan crete.  

so basically their unique way of ding arts, as well as architecture.