WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Cleisthenes was an influential Athenian politician who lived from 570 to 508 BCE. Cleisthenes is known as the “father of Athenian democracy” for his reforms during his lifetime. Cleisthenes’ reforms allowed the common person and rural citizens of Athens to have a say in politics.

Detailed explanation-2: -Under Cleisthenes’ leadership, Athens developed the world’s first democracy. For this reason, he is sometimes called the father of democracy. Under Cleisthenes, all citizens in Athens had the right to participate in the assembly, or gathering of citizens, that created the city’s laws.

Detailed explanation-3: -Solon (in 594 BC), Cleisthenes (in 508–07 BC), and Ephialtes (in 462 BC) contributed to the development of Athenian democracy. Cleisthenes broke up the unlimited power of the nobility by organizing citizens into ten groups based on where they lived, rather than on their wealth.

Detailed explanation-4: -The concepts (and name) of democracy and constitution as a form of government originated in ancient Athens circa 508 BCE.