World History · Semester A TEKS 21A-21B
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The ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY at its 5th-century BCE peak had which specific institutional features?
ASubstantially reversed within a single generation by successor regimes, producing no durable political or cultural transformation and leaving few traces in subsequent centuries.
BChronologically misplaced in most popular accounts, occurring substantially earlier or later than commonly claimed, and involving different actors from those usually named.
CConfined to a single generation and substantially reversed by later regimes, with no lasting institutional legacy and no direct influence on the developments that followed in subsequent centuries.
DThe Ecclesia (citizen assembly) that voted on major policy issues; the Council of 500 (Boule) that prepared assembly business; and citizen courts (Heliaia) with large juries selected by lot — with.
Explanation
The Athenian democracy at its 5th-century BCE peak (particularly the period after Cleisthenes' 508 BCE reforms through Pericles' leadership) had specific institutional features. The Ecclesia (citizen assembly) that met roughly 40 times per year on the Pnyx hill, voted on major policy issues (war and peace, treaties, taxation, ostracism). The Council of 500 (Boule), chosen by lot with rotating membership, prepared assembly business and administered day-to-day government. Citizen courts (Heliaia) with juries of hundreds selected by lot handled judicial matters. Citizenship was restricted to native-born free adult males (excluding women, enslaved persons, and metics — about 15–20% of the total population).
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