Which of the following were the different social classes in ancient Greece?

A. slaves, metics, men, and women

B. men, women, children, and slaves

C. oligarchs, aristocrats, kings, queens, and ephors

D. aristocrats, small farmers, tenant farmers, metics, and slaves

The correct option is D

In ancient Greece, four distinct social classes had been established:

1. The citizens. (Great tenants and aristocrats) They were the only landowners, since they could own land and devote themselves to the affairs of the polis (city). The best occupation of the citizen class was the political affairs of the city, a real vocational work for this social class.

2. Small farmers were people who only engaged in cultivation and did not participate in political life.

3. Metecos They called themselves foreigners living in Athens. They were free and could participate in ceremonies of all kinds, both civil and religious. They were mostly merchants, bankers and maritime merchants. However, they had no right to own land, except in exceptional cases, with a special permit.

4. The slaves. They were the pariahs of the time. They were on the last rung of the ladder. They were not free, but belonged to other people. They had no rights over their people, since their bodies belonged to their owners, so they were obliged to work for them. However, the owners did not have life or death rights over their slaves.

D. aristocrats, small farmers, tenant farmers, metics, and slaves

Explanation:

Ancient Greece established the following social classes:

Aristocracy: it was formed by a group of people distinct from the rest of society. This distinction would be made through lineage, wealth, and inheritance. This is why they are called "aristos", the best individuals in a society or in the Greek case, city-states. Small farmers: Group formed by people responsible only for agricultural production. They had no active participation in politics. Meticais: Group formed basically by merchants, did not have an active participation in the policy, nor they had right to land. Tenant farmers: A group formed by small farmers who did not own land and for that reason and therefore they submitted to the lease of lands. Slaves: Slave labor was the basis of the economy of Ancient Greece. Handicrafts, especially heavy ones, were rejected by Greek citizens. Slave labor was also widely used in the domestic environment. They did the cleaning services, they prepared the food and even took care of the children of its owner. These slaves who worked in the home had a much better living condition than the others.