Question

Why were soldiers and merchants unsatisfied by the aristocratic government in Athens

Answer 1

Most of the cities were actually aristocratic.

Except for the regions where the tribal organizations prevailed aristocracy actually replaced kinship.

The aristocrats were quite powerful and they derived this power from the blood bonds which were connected to the families.

The power that they possessed were a threat to the new bourgeois class which was on the rise.

Answer 2

Most of the cities were actually aristocratic.

Except for the regions where the tribal organizations prevailed aristocracy actually replaced kinship.

The aristocrats were quite powerful and they derived this power from the blood bonds which were connected to the families.

The power that they possessed were a threat to the new bourgeois class which was on the rise.