WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Aristocrats-The wealthy owners of the resources and people in a city were the aristocrats called aristoi. They were at the top of the social structure in ancient Greece. The Middle Class-Farmers, the artisans, and the merchants made up the middle classes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The upper class consisted of those born to Athenian parents. They were considered the citizens of Athens. These were the rich and powerful of Athenian society, holding all political and militaristic power.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to Aristotle and some modern historians, Athens had, since about 470 BCE, been governed under an informal “Areopagite constitution", under the leadership of the aristocrat Cimon.