Question

Excluded from Athenian Democracy

Included in Athenian Democracy
Determine if the following groups go in either of the 2 groups above: women, poor males, slaves, and farmers.

Answer 1

Excluded from Athenian Democracy
- Women — could not vote, hold office, or serve on juries.
- Slaves — had no political rights.

Included in Athenian Democracy
- Poor males — if they were free adult Athenian citizens (the poor citizen class, thetes), they could vote in the Assembly and serve as jurors (though wealth could limit access to some offices).
- Farmers — if free adult Athenian citizens, they were included (many small farmers were citizens and participated in the democracy).

Note: Athenian democracy applied only to free adult males with Athenian citizenship; resident foreigners (metics) and non‑citizens were also excluded.