According to Dr. Whitaker, in one of her video lectures for this week, is the aggregate of persons who live within a specific, demarcated territory and share at least the basic elements of a single, general culture.

A society

Explanation:

A society is a group of people bound by the same geographical territory , who are in a continuous  social interaction relying  on the same authority and same cultural expectations. From history till present , humans have lived as a  society and some types of society that have existed in the past till present include Hunting and gathering societies , Pastoral societies , Horticultural societies , Agricultural societies . Industrial societies ,Post-industrial societies which differ from each other in terms of characteristics and mode of operations.

male citizens in athens could vote on all the decisions that affected the city and serve on juries. however, democracy was not open to everyone. citizen women and children were not allowed to vote. slaves and foreigners living in athens (known as metics) were banned from participating in government.