Why Were the Political Forms of the Greek City-States and the Greek

question 39

Multiple Choice

Why were the political forms of the Greek city-states and the Greek concept of citizenship so unprecedented and unique?

• A) They allowed all the inhabitants of a city-state, irrespective of race or gender, to vote equally.
• B) They represented a radical departure from long-held communal values, as the rights of the individual henceforth took precedence.
• C) They affirmed the right of all Greek inhabitants to an equal share in the state's governance.
• D) They were based on the concept of citizenship for all free inhabitants and allowed for some degree of shared governing, except in tyrannies.

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