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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Rights, Limits, and Early Democracy

Question 4 • 2026_SUMMER 305_CR_2106010-M/J Civics A

Which groups of people were excluded from citizenship in ancient Athens?

Answer
A
women, enslaved people, and migrants
B
men who paid taxes and owned property
C
free men who had been born in Athens and were over 18
D
members of the Assembly

Explanation

Athenian citizenship was limited mainly to free adult men whose parents were Athenian citizens. Women, enslaved people, and migrants (foreign residents) could live in Athens but were not citizens. Free Athenian-born adult men were eligible for citizenship, so choice C describes citizens rather than an excluded group.

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