HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Male citizens, male foreigners, and all women
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Only male citizens and male foreigners
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Only male citizens and women
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Only male citizens
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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: -Each city-state in ancient Greece had their own form of government. Most city-states were ruled by kings. Some were ruled by councils, a small group of people. But in Athens, for about 100 years, Athens was ruled by direct democracy!
Detailed explanation-3: -By far the most well-documented and studied example is the Athenian democracy in Athens. However, we have documented examples of at least fifty-two Greek city-states including Corinth, Megara, and Syracuse that also had democratic regimes during part of their history.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The first governments of most city-states were monarchies, where a king ruled over the people. These soon led to another form of government called an oligarchy, where a few people held all of the political power.