The first democracy began 2,500 years ago in Athens, Greece, but it was not fair for everyone.
During that time, people came together in assemblies to discuss important ideas and all citizens in a democracy were
expected to vote. Modern democracies are different because some let their citizens choose to vote and many elect
representatives to make decisions for them.
Which answer BEST completes the summary?
(A) Solon helped people get randomly chosen to be lawmakers and Cleisthenes helped create
marketplaces in the agora.
(B) Solon helped poor people in Athens get more rights and Cleisthenes helped all citizens in Athens get
equal rights.
(C) Solon helped create a group of lawyers and Cleisthenes helped create the assemblies in the middle of
the city
(D) Solon helped create elections for military leaders and Cleisthenes helped create juries with thousands
of people.
2 Read the paragraph below.
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