After the withdrawal of the Spartans from Athens, Clisthenes, who had lost his political power to nobility, took the unprecedented action of ________
A. turning to the people for political support
B. challenging the nobility to a debate
C. asking King Cleomenes I to intervene on his behalf
D. marrying the daughter of one of the nobles
Answer: A
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