Who voted in early Greek democracy in Athens? A. All people living whitin the city-state walls B. All male citizens C. All male, land-owning citizens D. All citizens

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2 May, 03:39

Who voted in early Greek democracy in Athens? A. All people living whitin the city-state walls B. All male citizens C. All male, land-owning citizens D. All citizens

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Weston Donaldson · Answer 1

B. all male citizens

Jimmy Potts · Answer 2

B. All male citizens.

Although the Greeks are believed to be the first people to have fully established a democracy, it was not available for every single person. In Athens, for example, voting was only open to male citizens. Women were obviously excluded (since it was a patriarchy, like most of the governments of that time). The other people who were excluded were foreigners. If they did not have citizenship and were not male, they could not vote.