empire
1. A collection of nations or peoples ruled by a single authority, usually a monarch, but can be other systems of government as well. 2. A very large and powerful industrial organization
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Economics System
domesticate
To tame an animal to live with, or close to humans.
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developing nations
Nations that are economically and technologically less developed than industrialized nations.
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Deng Xiaoping
(1904-1997) Chinese Communist leader. Ruled from 1978 until 1997.
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democracy
A system of government in which the citizens hold the legislative, judicial, and executive power, based on majority rule.
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Czar Nicholas II
(1868-1918) Czar of Russia (1894-1917). He was overthrown during the Russian Revolution of 1917. Later, he and his family were killed by the revolutionﾒs leadership.
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Czar
Title of the ruler of Russia. Taken from the word Caesar, which means emperor.
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cultural diffusion
The spreading of ideas through contact such as trade or war.
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Crusades
European Christian military expeditions made between the 11th and 13th centuries to retake the Middle Eastern Holy Lands occupied by the Muslims.
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craftsman
A person who makes quality, practical or decorative goods.
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