CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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thirty
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forty
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fifty
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Athenian Government Athens became a democracy around 500 b.c. But unlike modern democracies, Athens allowed only free men to be citizens. All men over the age of 18 who were born in Athens were Athenian citizens. Women and slaves were not citizens.
Detailed explanation-2: -The percentage of the population that actually participated in the government was 10% to 20% of the total number of inhabitants, but this varied from the fifth to the fourth century BC.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although this Athenian democracy would survive for only two centuries, its invention by Cleisthenes, “The Father of Democracy, ‘’ was one of ancient Greece’s most enduring contributions to the modern world.
Detailed explanation-4: -To be classed as a citizen in fifth-century Athens you had to be male, born from two Athenian parents, over eighteen years old, and completed your military service. Women, slaves, metics and children under the age of 20 were not allowed to become citizens.