Why did new arrivals to athens live in huts? a. huts were the cheapest form of housing. b. no houses were available for them. c. they preferred living in huts. d. everyone in athens lived in huts.

b. No houses were available for them.

Explanation:

At first the city state of Athens was not ready to accomodate all the new immigrants and arrivals that were coming into athens, athens was a great destiny for many people because of it was known as a kind city towards slaves, they´d even be freed after a certain time of service, and when people started arriving there weren´t enough houses to accomodate them, so they started to build huts to have a place to live.

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