Read the passage below and answer the question."Is there any one thus intended by nature to be a slave, and for whom such a condition is expedient and right? Or, rather, is not all slavery a violation of nature? There is no difficulty in answering this question, on grounds both of reason and of fact. For that some should rule and others be ruled is a thing not only necessary, but expedient; from the hour of their birth, some are marked out for subjection, others for rule . . . Again, the male is by nature superior, and the female inferior; and the one rules, and the other is ruled; this principle, of necessity, extends to all mankind."From Aristotle, Politics: On Slavery, written c. 330 BCEThe views expressed in the excerpt are best seen as evidence of which of the following in ancient Greek society?Choose 1 answer:Choose 1 answer:(Choice A) Most enslaved people were womenAMost enslaved people were women(Choice B) Specialization created defined social hierarchiesBSpecialization created defined social hierarchies(Choice C) Women had limited property rightsCWomen had limited property rights(Choice D) Men and women had unequal powerDMen and women had unequal power
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Read the passage below and answer the question."Is there any one thus intended by nature to be a slave, and for whom such a condition is expedient and right? Or, rather, is not all slavery a violation of nature? There is no difficulty in answering this question, on grounds both of reason and of fact. For that some should rule and others be ruled is a thing not only necessary, but expedient; from the hour of their birth, some are marked out for subjection, others for rule . . . Again, the male is by nature superior, and the female inferior; and the one rules, and the other is ruled; this principle, of necessity, extends to all mankind."From Aristotle, Politics: On Slavery, written c. 330 BCEThe views expressed in the excerpt are best seen as evidence of which of the following in ancient Greek society?Choose 1 answer:Choose 1 answer:(Choice A) Most enslaved people were womenAMost enslaved people were women(Choice B) Specialization created defined social hierarchiesBSpecialization created defined social hierarchies(Choice C) Women had limited property rightsCWomen had limited property rights(Choice D) Men and women had unequal powerDMen and women had unequal power
Solution
The views expressed in the excerpt are best seen as evidence of (Choice D) Men and women had unequal power in ancient Greek society. This is because Aristotle explicitly states that "the male is by nature superior, and the female inferior; and the one rules, and the other is ruled." This suggests a clear power imbalance between men and women.
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