Thomas Paine's Common Sense led to a turning point in history because

What is the biggest difference in citiz en participation in government between ancient athens and the modern united states?

Idon't really understand the question. it counts for 20% of my lesson grade and i really need putting the answer into words. anything will . i need asap so im awarding 30 points. a disagreement between states of the united states concerning the rights of states vs. the authority of the national government led to the civil war. state governments were forced by war into a subservient position. what might happen if national governments ceded their authority to a world government by international treaty?

What was the most important consequence of the large-scale ecological changes in africa two hundred thousand years ago?