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What policy did Cleisthenes invent to prevent aristocrats from upsetting the new democracy?
What policy did Cleisthenes invent to prevent aristocrats from upsetting the new democracy?
- Monarchism
- Ostracism (correct)
- Autocracy
- Plutocracy
Who had access to political institutions and could voice their opinions after the reforms in Athens?
Who had access to political institutions and could voice their opinions after the reforms in Athens?
- Religious figures
- Foreign aristocrats
- Ordinary male citizens (correct)
- Military generals
What was Pericles' contribution to redefining citizenship in Athens?
What was Pericles' contribution to redefining citizenship in Athens?
- Only Athenian-born citizens could be citizens (correct)
- Citizenship was based on wealth
- Citizenship was granted based on physical strength
- Any foreigner could be a citizen
What was the annual Athenian vote known as that could exile a powerful citizen for 10 years?
What was the annual Athenian vote known as that could exile a powerful citizen for 10 years?
Which group was not allowed to participate in politics in Athenian democracy?
Which group was not allowed to participate in politics in Athenian democracy?
What did the three pillars of Athenian democracy consist of?
What did the three pillars of Athenian democracy consist of?
Which reform allowed valuable individuals to be granted citizenship in Athens?
Which reform allowed valuable individuals to be granted citizenship in Athens?
Who could be exiled by the Athenian people through the policy of ostracism?
Who could be exiled by the Athenian people through the policy of ostracism?
What did Pericles do regarding citizenship in Athens that prevented foreign influence?
What did Pericles do regarding citizenship in Athens that prevented foreign influence?
Which group of citizens could now voice their opinions in spaces reserved for the aristocracy in Athens?
Which group of citizens could now voice their opinions in spaces reserved for the aristocracy in Athens?
