| A | B |
| Absolute monarch | a ruler who has complete control |
| alliance | agreement to protect another country |
| civil war | war within a country |
| Cold War | time of tension between U.S. & Soviet Union |
| colony | territory ruled by another country |
| communism | theory of government where farms & factories should be owned by all people |
| consumer goods | goods that ordinary people buy |
| democracy | government in which people rule themselves |
| empire | collection of lands ruled by a single government |
| imperialism | when one government takes control over another land |
| Industrial Revolution | a period in Europe when products began to be made in factories |
| Nationalism | pride in one's country |
| Pax Romana | Roman Peace |
| Policy | methods and plans a government uses to do its work |
| Renaissance | a period of rebirth in learning |
| revolution | a far reaching change |
| textile | a cloth product |