How did the Greeks view the role and limits of government? A. The Greeks thought that the government's role was to provide order in the community so the citizens would know what was expected of them. B. The Greeks thought citizens should pay taxes to participate in the government, but that only wealthy residents should become citizens. C. The Greeks thought that citizens should participate in the government, but did not offer citizenship to women, foreigners, and slaves. D. The Greeks believed deeply in the wisdom of kingly rule..

I believe the answer is C... The Greeks are viewed as an early example of democracy, but it was limited democracy because by modern standards few individuals could vote.

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agrippa agrippa · Answer 2 · 2020-01-13T00:14:22-05:00

Answer:

C. The Greeks thought that citizens should participate in the government, but did not offer citizenship to women, foreigners and slaves.

Explanation:

The Democracy in ancient Greece was first form of self-government in ancient world. The Greek democracy influenced the development of democracy.

Democracy means that the citizens should take active role in the governance and mange their country through elected representatives. It also supports the ideas the people should replace the government by peaceful means not with violent uprising.

The first democracy in the world was in Athens, it developed in 5th century BCE, but their concept of democracy was different how we see democracy in present day countries. In Athens it was mandatory for adult citizens to take part in democracy, If they didn't they they were fined. Their idea of citizen was also different as only free men were considered as citizens in Athens. Children, slaves and Women were not considered as citizens. They were not allowed to vote.