Higher: Citizenship

What were the qualifications for citizenship in ancient Athens?

• Male, over 18, born of Athenian parents, registered with deme, 2 years military service

• Female, over 18, born in Athens

• Male, over 21, born anywhere, no military service required

• Female, over 18, born of Athenian parents

Who were not allowed to be citizens in ancient Athens?

• Women, slaves, and metics

• Men over 18

• Children and elderly

• People born outside of Greece

What role did slaves have in ancient Athenian democracy?

• Acted as judges in court

• Served as military generals

• Voted in the assembly

• Helped run the democracy, including administration and supporting citizens during voting

What were metics in ancient Athens?

• Foreigners who could not vote but had to pay taxes

• Citizens with full voting rights

• Children of Athenian parents

• Slaves born in Athens

What were some restrictions placed on metics in ancient Athens?

• Had full citizenship rights

• Were not required to pay taxes

• Could vote and own land

• Could not vote, own land, or appear in court without representation

What indicates that metics had a favorable view of Athens?

• Many metics lived in Athens, often rewarded for services

• Metics had no rights and were poorly treated

• Metics were often expelled from Athens

• Metics were not allowed to live in Athens

What could metics in ancient Athens own?

• Military weapons

• Voting rights

• Land

• Slaves

What was the social status of hetaerae in ancient Athens?

• Women with full citizenship rights

• High class prostitutes who could discuss politics and philosophy

• Female slaves used in households

• Female metics with no rights

Why might some metics have a better quality of life than Athenian citizens?

• Metics were exempt from military service

• Metics were given land by the state

• All metics were given citizenship after 10 years

• Some were rich and could own slaves

What was required of Athenian citizens in terms of military service?

• Military service only during wartime

• 2 years of military service

• No military service required

• 5 years of military service