Question

which of the following statements are true? athens never encouraged its young people to develop military skills sparta encouraged trade by welcoming foreign visitors under cleisthenes, every male citizen in athens had a chance to be a member of the city council in athens, women participated in the governing assembly

Explanation:

1. Analyze "Athens never encouraged its young people to develop military skills": Athens did have military training for its citizens, so this is false.
2. Analyze "Sparta encouraged trade by welcoming foreign visitors": Sparta was isolationist and did not encourage trade or welcome foreigners, so this is false.
3. Analyze "Under Cleisthenes, every male citizen in Athens had a chance to be a member of the city council": Cleisthenes' reforms included a system (like the boule) where male citizens could have a chance at council membership, this is true.
4. Analyze "In Athens, women participated in the governing assembly": Athenian women had no political rights and did not participate in the assembly, so this is false.

Answer:

Under Cleisthenes, every male citizen in Athens had a chance to be a member of the city council