The type of democratic institution that the Greeks lived under after Cleisthenes' reforms around 500 BC for the next two centuries was D. direct democracy. In this system, citizens participated directly in decision-making rather than through elected representatives.
The first known democracy came about in Greece about 500 BC when Cleisthenes overthrew Peisistratus. Which of these types of democratic institutions did the Greeks then live under for the next two centuries?
A.
illiberal democracy
B.
representative democracy
C.
liberal democracy
D.
direct democracy
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