What remarkable step did Athens take in 406 B.C.E.?
A. They freed all slaves of military age.
B. They extended citizenship to women.
C. The Olympian gods were rejected in favor of a new state religion.
D. Athenian rulers offered kingship to the head of the Egyptian royal dynasty in exile.
Answer: A
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