10 Questions
What policy did Cleisthenes invent to prevent aristocrats from upsetting the new democracy?
Ostracism
Who had access to political institutions and could voice their opinions after the reforms in Athens?
Ordinary male citizens
What was Pericles' contribution to redefining citizenship in Athens?
Only Athenian-born citizens could be citizens
What was the annual Athenian vote known as that could exile a powerful citizen for 10 years?
Ostracism
Which group was not allowed to participate in politics in Athenian democracy?
Women
What did the three pillars of Athenian democracy consist of?
Assembly of the demos, council of five-hundred, Ekklesia
Which reform allowed valuable individuals to be granted citizenship in Athens?
Ekklesia choosing citizens
Who could be exiled by the Athenian people through the policy of ostracism?
Citizens found to be too powerful
What did Pericles do regarding citizenship in Athens that prevented foreign influence?
Citizenship based on birth from Athenian parents
Which group of citizens could now voice their opinions in spaces reserved for the aristocracy in Athens?
Ordinary male citizens
Explore the historical and political changes in ancient Greece, particularly the development of Athenian democracy from the middle of the Dark Ages to the end of the Classical Period.
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