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Cleisthenes
-Created 10 groups of people based on where they lived, but not by wealth
-All citizens could submit laws
-Created the Council of Five Hundred
-Let Athenians practice limited democracy
-Only free adult white male property owners born in Athens were considered citizens
-Women, slaves, foreigners were not citizens -
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Draco
-Developed a legal code based on the idea that all Athenians, rich or poor, were equal under law
-His laws were very harsh towards criminals
-Death was the punishment for almost every crime
-He upheld slavery -
Solon
-No citizen should own anoother citizen
-Outlawed debt slavery
-Created 4 social classes based on wealth
-Only members of the top three classes could hold political office
-Everyone could practice Athenian assembly
-Any citizen could bring charges to wrong doers -
Pericles
-Came from a rich and high-ranking noble family
-Known well for his political achievements
-Leader of Athens
-He fought in the Persian Wars
