Explain how the contributions of the Greeks and the Romans helped the development of democratic
ideas .

The Greeks, and particularly the Athenians, were one of the first peoples to form democracies. Thus, their contribution to democracy is that they helped to pioneer democracy and then passed it down to the Romans and, eventually, to European countries. The Greek democracy helped to influence the Roman republic.

these conditions long with a short growing season made farming difficult.

explanation:

the north has a climate of warm summers and snowy cold winters. the terrain is rocky, hilly, and not good for farming.