WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Women, children, and slaves were not considered citizens and therefore could not vote.

Detailed explanation-2: -Athenian society was composed of four main social classes-slaves, metics (non-citizen freepersons), women, and citizens, but within each of these broad classes were several sub-classes (such as the difference between common citizens and aristocratic citizens).

Detailed explanation-3: -The Greek city-states determined citizenship by descent. Most cities demanded that its citizens be able to demonstrate descent from one parent who was a citizen; but often the requirements were more difficult, demanding that the each citizen demonstrate that both parents were citizens.