WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -They both allow men to vote. One difference is that US has a representative democracy and Athens has a direct democracy. In Athens only men that owned property are allowed to vote. In the US any citizen over the age of 18 can vote.

Detailed explanation-2: -Only about 20 percent of the population of Athens were citizens. Women were not citizens and therefore could not vote or have any say in the political process. They were rarely permitted out in public and were even restricted as to where they could be within their own homes.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Athens, women generally couldn’t own property, couldn’t vote, and weren’t allowed to participate in the government. In other city-states, women had a few more rights, but still had less rights than men. Women usually had no say in who they married. They were “given” in marriage by their father to another man.

Detailed explanation-4: -The roles of Athenian men and women differed in several ways. For example, men were usually working outside the house and women were usually inside the house, taking care of their children. Also, Athenian women couldn’t attend school and they couldn’t participate in political activities or own property; but men could.

Detailed explanation-5: -Their primary responsibilities were bearing, raising and caring for children, weaving cloth and making clothes. They would also have been responsible for caring for ill household members, supervising slaves, and ensuring that the household had sufficient food.