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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Athens and Sparta

Question 2 • 2026_SUMMER 305_CR_2109010-M/J World History B

Which person was a citizen who could participate in Athenian democracy?

Answer
A
a metic who worked in Athens
B
an enslaved person who worked in Athens
C
an 18-year-old male whose parents were born in Athens
D
a 35-year-old female whose parents were born in Athens

Explanation

Athenian citizens who could participate in democracy had to be adult men with Athenian parentage. An 18-year-old male whose parents were born in Athens fits those requirements. Metics and enslaved people were not citizens, and women could not participate in Athenian democracy.

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