Cleisthenes' Leading Contribution to Athenian Democracy, Designed to Protect the Majority

question 56

Multiple Choice

Cleisthenes' leading contribution to Athenian democracy, designed to protect the majority, was

• A)helotry.
• B)aphorism.
• C)ostracism.
• D)ekklesia.
• E)secret ballots.

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