Because slavery was permitted and women had limited rights, Athens could be called only a limited what?

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Monique Hutchinson

19 December, 15:11

Because slavery was permitted and women had limited rights, Athens could be called only a limited what?

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Franco Meyer · Answer 1

Athens could be called a limited democracy.

It would be a full democracy if it were the case that women would have had a voting right and slaves would also have had a voting right. This, however, wasn't the case and for that reason we cannot say that Athens was a full democracy.