Which Athenian leader cancelled debts to start a transition from aristocracy to democracy?

When overpopulation became a problem, Archaic Greeks turned to ____________ to fix it.

“Rule by a few” is called

The one thing the Archaic Greeks did not get back after the Dark Age was long-distance trade.

To complete the transition from aristocracy to democracy Cleisthenes created the Assembly, Generals, and Council of 500 to forge a new governmental system.

The Persian leader who expanded on Cyrus’s expansions and then built new roads while standardizing the currency system was Darius the Great.

____________ were to Athens what ____________ were to Sparta.

The most notable type of competition between city-states in Greece that brought them together as Greeks to honor the gods was the Olympics.

If you were an Ancient king or queen who conquered a lot of territory, the best and most efficient way to make your territories prosper was to do what?

The city-state most associated with creating democracy first was