HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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In Athens, a group of 500 citizens chosen to form a council responsible for running the daily business of the government.
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Council of 500
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Council of Elders
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Democracy
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Monarchy
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The institution of the Boule was reformed accordingly and would now be a council of 500 male citizens.
Detailed explanation-2: -The agenda of the Assembly was set by the Council of Five Hundred, which, unlike the Assembly, was composed of representatives chosen proportionally from each of the territorial entities, known as demes, created by Cleisthenes in 508/507 bce.
Detailed explanation-3: -After the reforms of Cleisthenes, the Athenian Boule was expanded to 500 and was elected by lot every year. Each of Cleisthenes’s 10 tribes provided 50 councilors who were at least 30 years old.
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