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WorksheetsAncient Athens Social Classes
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who are Citizens in Athens?
Men over the age of 20.
Children of Athenian parents.
Metics and men.
None of the above.
In order from lowest to highest name the athenian social classes?
Metics,slaves,citizens.
slave,metics,citizens.
citizens,slaves,spartans.
people,women,gods.
Women citizens could not?
own property.
sell property.
Buy property.
true or false only men who participated military could be on the council of 500?
true.
false.
Read the statement and determine which social class is being described.
I was born in Crete and fought on the mainland for my city state. I was captured in war and now am in Athens. I am treated well and do what is asked of me.
citizen
metic
slave
Read the statement and determine which social class is being described.
I am busy spending time running my business and getting to my meetings at the Bouleuterion and Pnyx Hill.
citizen
metic
slave
In Athens, by the mid-fifth century B.C.E., every male citizen
was in the military.
was lower class.
voted on all major issues.
broke pottery
Which of these groups were at the bottom of the social hierarchy in ancient Athens?
slaves
women
farmers
laborers
In ancient Athens, in order to be a citizen, residents were required to be
adults, at least 30 years of age.
property-owning males.
natives of the city-state.
former members of the military.
