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| a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor,empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually aterritory of greater extent than a kingdom |
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| the male sovereign or supreme ruler of an empire |
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| a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group |
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| a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers. |
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| an administrative division or unit of a country. |
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| a supportive system of sharing information and services amongindividuals and groups having a common interest |
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| a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws |
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| government in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimitedauthority over others; the government or power of an absolutemonarch. |
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| a form of government in which all power is vested in a fewpersons or in a dominant class or clique; government by thefew. |
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| government by the people; a form of government in which thesupreme power is vested in the people and exercised directlyby them or by their elected agents under a free electoralsystem |
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| an ancient Chinese military general, strategist and philosopher who is the author of The Art of War |
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| the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph |
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| any of the military expeditionsundertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from theMuslims. |
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| the sum of the ideal qualifications of a knight, includingcourtesy, generosity, valor, and dexterity in arms. |
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| an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, andcharcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, forblasting, etc. |
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| Form of body armour worn by european kinghts and other medieval warriors. |
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| the feudal system, or its principles and practices |
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| the “great charter” of English liberties, forced from King Johnby the English barons and sealed at Runnymede, June 15, 1215. |
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| a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble infeudal times. |
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| the science or art of political government |
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