WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -With participation in Athenian Democracy only being available to adult male Athenian citizens, women were left out of government and public roles.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Pericles also fostered Athenian democracy to such an extent that critics called him a populist. Pericles was descended, through his mother, from the powerful and historically-influential Alcmaeonid family.

Detailed explanation-4: -Only male citizens could participate in voting and governing the city. A young man became a citizen after he finished his military service at age 20. Residents of Athens who had been born OUTSIDE the city-state. They were not allowed to own land.

Detailed explanation-5: -All citizens in Athens could participate directly in the government. We call this form of government a direct democracy. It is called direct democracy because each person’s decision directly affects the outcome of a vote. In Athens, citizens gathered together to discuss issues and vote on them.