How might the size of Athens have made it suitable for a direct
democracy?

c 3 branches because idk why they had 3 well when:

you think of it there are still contrys with 3

i believe it to be a democracy

the triple alliance. germany and austria-hungary were already allies by 1879 when, worried about a threat from russia, they formed the dual alliance. italy joined the group in 1882. there was a concern about a possible attack from france and the alliance needed powerful friends to defend it.