Athens & rome citizenship mini-q
background essay questions
1. what two mediterranean societies are being compared? during what approximate time period?
2. the essay says that citizenship often strikes a balance between rights and responsibilities. give an
example of a citizen's rights and an example of his or her responsibilities.
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3. what point was being made by the athenians pericles and aristotle when they used the words
"useless" and "beast"?
4. what was the difference in population and area between the city-state of athens and the
roman republic?
5. can you make a logical guess how size might affect a nation's willingness to grant citizenship?

panamal canal treaty and iran hostage crisis hope this

polticians and sentates thought to annoucne the fialre of articles of confedartion by making a centralized nation as a hole

answer: in 1900, there were no "workplace safety laws"!

explanation: at the beginning of this century, workers in the united states faced remarkably high health and safety risks on the job.

a century ago in 1900 about three hundred out of every one hundred thousand miners were killed on the job each year.

[industria] developments occurred within a legal and regulatory climate that diminished employer’s interest in safety. as a result, americans developed production methods that were both highly productive and often very dangerous.