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By 500 bc reformers in the city-state of athens developed a form of government known as _____

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Answer: Democracy

Explanation: In the year 507 BC, the Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced democracy. In Athens, they called it "demokratia" which means "rule by the peoples". Demos means the people and kratos means "the power". And, Athens was the birthplace of Democracy, or the 1st country to use/introduce this system of government.

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