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Question 21 • FL-2109010-M/J World History-CR-Q3-2025

Which statement best describes how citizenship differed between Sparta and Athens?

Answer

In Athens, all men over the age of 18 were citizens, while in Sparta, only soldiers became citizens.

In Athens, men over the age of 20 were citizens, while in Sparta, all adults were citizens.

In Athens, citizens were men who were born free, while in Sparta, only councils set up citizenship.

In Athens, all adults over the age of 18 were citizens, while in Sparta, only men were citizens.

Explanation

Athens granted citizenship to free adult men, though not to women, enslaved people, or foreigners. In Sparta, full citizens were male Spartiates trained for military service, so choice A best captures the difference. It simplifies the age and eligibility rules, but the other choices make broader claims that are inaccurate.

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