When Solon ushered in reforms establishing a supreme court and limiting the nobles' landownership, he planted the seeds for:

Answer: The correct answer is : He planted seeds for the direct participation of people in a democratic government.

Explanation: Solon was a Greek who established laws that eased the burden of farmers' debt and also forbade the slavery of the inhabitants of Athens on debt issues. He also introduced democratic reforms such as the formation of the council of the four hundred. Solon divided Athens into four classes: Thetes, Zeugitai, Hippeis and Pentacosiomedimni, the latter being the highest, from which the members of the government could be chosen.

Truth is, we know very little about Solon, only fragments of his original works survived to our days. From Herodotus and Plutarch we know about the reforms he made to the city of Athens, these reforms failed in the short term, but planted the seeds for Athenian democracy.