Athens: Solon, Peisistratus, Or Cleisthenes?

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1.) Which Leader most dramatically transformed Athens: Solon, Peisistratus, or Cleisthenes? Rank the leaders in order of importance and justify your ranking. Cleisthenes goes first mainly because of his many achievements that influenced many countries even over 2000 years after his death. These include making a system which power should be distributed towards every class of Greek society and not just towards the aristocrats. He did this by making a place where the rich and the poor could help each other with voting. He then instituted the right of the people. He essentially made it so the common man had equal power to the wealthy man in terms of politics. He also united Athens by abolishing the four rival tribes, the Phylai and then making