CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
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free, native-born men who owned land
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any man, whether he owned land or not
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wealthy men or women who owned slaves and land
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foreign-born or native born men, who may or may not have been landowners
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Athenian definition of “citizens” was also different from modern-day citizens: only free men were considered citizens in Athens. Women, children, and slaves were not considered citizens and therefore could not vote.
Detailed explanation-2: -A citizen was a member of the community who legally belonged to a city-state and who had certain political rights. A citizen was a free man, who often had to have citizen parents from that polis as well. A citizen’s status did not transfer to another polis.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most common native ethnonym is Hellen (Ancient Greek: ), pl. Hellenes (); the name Greeks (Latin: Graeci) was used by the ancient Romans and gradually entered the European languages through its use in Latin.
Detailed explanation-4: -In many cities, like Athens, citizenship came with substantial political rights, since all citizens were legally considered to be equals. The desire to respect the rights of citizens is what led Athens to develop the world’s first democracy, as a way for people to have a say in their own government.