How was citizenship connected to the Greek polis?

This is a very interesting topic.  The previous thoughts
were quite stellar.  I think that political activity through the idea of citizenship was
connected to the Greek polis and the social setting of the time as a reflection of
freedom.  For the Greeks, participation in the polis helped to determine the collective
sovereignty of a social order.  At the same time, participation in the polis was seen as
a reflection of the highest notion of the good, a setting where political participation
was not merely encouraged, but demanded.  Those who lacked political voice such as women
or slaves did not have their voice or experiences validated.  Hence, only those who
participated in the polis were able to create legislation that was able to reflect their
own experience or consciousness.  Hence, citizenship and participation in the polis
became linked as reflections of one another.  Those who did not or could not participate
in the polis did not do so because they were denied the chance to do so.  Hence,
citizenship and the political activity prerequisite were the defining elements of one’s
freedom.  If one did not possess political autonomy, they were not allowed to partake in
the polis, suggesting that it represented the highest notion of individuals being able
to create legislation or discourse that represented their own background and
narratives.