Democracy means rule by the people, or as many people as possible. Look at the statistics listed in Document C again. Based on what you have read, would you say Ancient Athens was truly democratic or was it NOT truly democratic? Use at least one piece of evidence from Document C to support your answer.
Based on the statistics listed in Document C, I would argue that Ancient Athens was not truly democratic. One piece of evidence that supports this is the fact that only male citizens over the age of 18 were allowed to participate in the democratic processes of the city-state. This exclusion of women, slaves, and foreign residents from the political decision-making process goes against the principle of democracy, which is supposed to include the voices and perspectives of as many people as possible. Therefore, the limited scope of participation in Ancient Athens' democracy suggests that it was not truly democratic.
