A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler

Individual country ruled by a king or queen

A powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time

Begining

Period that a king, queen or emperor rules

A person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.

A person who goes after someone else (usually related to a person taking over a job that is of higher rank)

Ceremony of crowning a queen or king

Taking control of a people or place through military force

A handwritten or typed piece of writing, such as a book

A member of a class of persons who are small farmers or farm workers of low social rank

A person who does hard physical work

A movement of a species from one country or region to another

A thin strip; a tiny piece or amount

A period of human culture between the Stone Age and the Iron Age, characterized by the use of weapons and implements made of bronze

The earliest known period of human culture, marked by the creation and use of stone tools

The period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of iron tools and weapons

Also known as the medieval period, the time between the collapse of the Roman Empire in the fifth century AD and the beginning of the Renaissance in the fourteenth century.

"Rebirth"; following the Middle Ages, a movement that centered on the revival of interest in the classical learning of Greece and Rome

Before European colonization

Occurring or existing after the end of colonial rule

Soldiers who fight on foot

Soldiers on horseback

Protective covering made of metal and used in combat

A wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle

Large sailing ship

A military commander exercising civil power by force, usually in a limited area

A person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.

The leader of a country

A person who travels to a new place to learn about it.

A person who makes money by selling goods

The ruler of a kingdom or empire, such as a king or queen

A government in which power is in the hands of a single person

A government in which power is in the hands of a single person