In the cities of Ancient Greece the Council, called Boule, was a restricted assembly of citizens in charge of the ordinary affairs of the city.
In Athens, Solon converted the Boule into a council of 400 members (100 per tribe). Cleisthenes extended the number of bouleutas to 500, a number that would be preserved later. These were chosen annually by lottery among citizens over thirty years and received a payment of five obols. They were the true governing body of democracy and enjoyed deliberative, administrative and judicial functions.
The bubonic plague imacted religion and spirituality in the years after its outbreak as per answer ( B ): The Church grew weaker beacuse many people began to lose faith in God after witnessing the massive death tolls of the plague. A common reaction was to incur in sin, arguing that everyone was to horribly die regardless.
