Who is the father of Athenian democracy ___________?
Correct answer: C. Cleisthenes
- A. Hippias
- B. Peisistratos
- C. Cleisthenes
- D. Draco
Explanation
Cleisthenes is called the father of Athenian democracy because his reforms reorganised citizens and weakened aristocratic control around 508 BC. Draco is associated mainly with an exceptionally harsh written law code.
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