a group of islands

• archipelago

• islands

• a peninsula

• atoll

the spreading out and merging of pieces from different peoples' beliefs and customs?

• nationalism

• city-state

• cultural diffusion

• impede

the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.

• humanity

• living

• import

• culture

further the progress of (something, especially a cause, venture, or aim); support or actively encourage.

• impede

• promote

• deter

• culture

delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder.

• impede

• promote

• import

• export

send (goods or services) to another country for sale.

• import

• trade

• barter

• export

the position or status of being a member of a particular country.

• nationalism

• city-state

• citizenship

• prisoner

identification with one's own area and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.

• slave

• nationalism

• city-state

• bystander

a populated town that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.

• village

• country

• nationalism

• city-state

Where a country or province is controlled by another or counts on another country for support..

• viceroy

• dependency

• monarchy

• dictatorship