• athens (page 120)
early athens was ruled by a king. by the seventh century b.c., however, athens had become an oligarchy under the control of aristocrats. there was an assembly of citizens, but it did not have much power. many athenian farmers were sold into slavery, because they were unable to pay their debts to the aristocrats. there were cries to cancel the debts and give land to the poor. by the end of the seventh century b.c., athens was on the verge of civil war. the aristocrats reacted to this crisis in 594 b.c. they gave full power to solon, a reform - minded aristocrat. solon cancelled all land debts and freed people who were slaves because of their debts. however, he did not take land from the rich and give it to the poor.
pisistratus, an aristocrat, seized power in 560 b.c. he gave aristocrats’ land to the peasants in order to please the poor. he also aided athenian trade to please the merchants. his son succeeded him, but the athenians rebelled against his son in 510 b.c. two years later, cleisthenes gained control.
cleisthenes was a reformer and created a new council of five hundred. this council supervised foreign affairs, oversaw the treasury, and proposed laws. the athenian assembly was given final authority to pass laws after free and open debate. the assembly was made up of all male citizens. cleisthenes’s reforms laid the foundations for athenian democracy.
8. what was government like under cleisthenes?

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• athens (page 120)
  early athens was ruled by a king. by the seventh century b.c., however, athens had become an oligarchy under the control of aristocrats. there was an assembly of citizens, but it did not have much power. many athenian farmers were sold into slavery, because they were unable to pay their debts to the aristocrats. there were cries to cancel the debts and give land to the poor. by the end of the seventh century b.c., athens was on the verge of civil war. the aristocrats reacted to this crisis in 594 b.c. they gave full power to solon, a reform - minded aristocrat. solon cancelled all land debts and freed people who were slaves because of their debts. however, he did not take land from the rich and give it to the poor.
  pisistratus, an aristocrat, seized power in 560 b.c. he gave aristocrats’ land to the peasants in order to please the poor. he also aided athenian trade to please the merchants. his son succeeded him, but the athenians rebelled against his son in 510 b.c. two years later, cleisthenes gained control.
  cleisthenes was a reformer and created a new council of five hundred. this council supervised foreign affairs, oversaw the treasury, and proposed laws. the athenian assembly was given final authority to pass laws after free and open debate. the assembly was made up of all male citizens. cleisthenes’s reforms laid the foundations for athenian democracy.
  8. what was government like under cleisthenes?

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# Brief Explanations:
To answer the question, we refer to the text about Cleisthenes. He created a council of five hundred that supervised foreign affairs, oversaw the treasury, and proposed laws. The Athenian assembly, made up of all male citizens, had final authority to pass laws after free and open debate. These reforms laid the foundation for Athenian democracy.
# Answer:
Under Cleisthenes, there was a new council of five hundred that supervised foreign affairs, oversaw the treasury, and proposed laws. The Athenian assembly, composed of all male citizens, had the final authority to pass laws after free and open debate. His reforms laid the foundations for Athenian democracy.

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