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Who created a direct democracy in athens? solon pericles cleisthenes plato

I know that Cleisthenes is not the answer (I took the test that's why I know that it is wrong).

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Answer: pericles

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Athenian democracy, and his reforms, including the creation of the Council of 500, the expansion of public paid officials, and paying jury members, led to direct democracy. All citizens could vote on new laws through the General Assembly, which means their political structure was a direct democracy, even though women and slaves were not considered citizens.

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