WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In Athens every male citizen had the right to vote, so they were ruled by a democracy.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first known democracy in the world was in Athens. Athenian democracy developed around the fifth century B.C.E. The Greek idea of democracy was different from present-day democracy because, in Athens, all adult citizens were required to take an active part in the government.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Greek city-states had no one form of government. Their leadership structures were as varied as the city-states themselves. Most had some form of oligarchy, where a few elites ruled over the rest. Sparta was among these, having both a council and two kings who specifically controlled military matters.

Detailed explanation-4: -In ancient Greece, a metic (Ancient Greek: , métoikos: from , metá, indicating change, and , oîkos ‘dwelling’) was a foreign resident of Athens, one who did not have citizen rights in their Greek city-state (polis) of residence.