WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

GREEK

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who were the true citizens of ancient Greece?
A
Wealthy men and women
B
Males only, including foreigner and slaves
C
Free land-owning men born in the polis
D
Nobles and soldiers only
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A Spartan citizen had to be born into a citizen family, and all the citizens held large tracts of land. A Spartan citizen dedicated his life to serving his polis and began training to become a soldier as a boy. He was expected to marry by age 30 as well as was expected to serve his polis as a soldier until he was 60.

Detailed explanation-2: -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. Each year 500 names were chosen from all the citizens of ancient Athens.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ideally, the polis was a corporation of citizens who all participated in its government, religious cults, defense, and economic welfare and who obeyed its sacred and customary laws.

Detailed explanation-4: -Freemen encompassed all male citizens of the city. They were divided into numerous classes whose status reflected the degree to which they were self-reliant or autarkic.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Greeks or Hellenes (/ˈhɛliːnz/; Greek: , Éllines [ˈelines]) are an ethnic group and nation indigenous to Greece, Cyprus, southern Albania, Anatolia, parts of Italy and Egypt, and to a lesser extent, other countries surrounding the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea.

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