Gaining Power and Making Empires

Fill in the blank: A set of principles or tenets which together form the basis of a religion, philosophy, or moral code is known as a _________.

• belief system

• doctrine

• ideology

• creed

Fill in the blank: The result of an action is called a _________.

• source

• cause

• beginning

• consequence

Fill in the blank: A sequence of rulers from the same family is known as a _________.

• empire

• dynasty/dynastic

• republic

• monarchy

Fill in the blank: A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler is called an _________.

• Empire

• Republic

• Federation

• Confederation

Fill in the blank: A nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government is called a _________.

• continent

• city

• state

• village

Fill in the blank: The action of buying and selling goods and services is known as _________.

• trade

• commerce

• barter

• exchange

Fill in the blank: Native people are referred to as _________.

• settlers

• aboriginals

• locals

• indigenous people

Fill in the blank: The study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations, is called _________.

• demography/demographic

• geography

• sociology

• anthropology

the incorporation of one territory into the territory of another

• Incorporation

• Manifest destiny

• Communist Expansion

• Annexation

support for the political independence of a particular nation or people

• Imperialism
• Nationalism

• Annexation
• Colonialism