| A | B |
| absolute monarchy | when a ruler has TOTAL power |
| monarch | the ruler of a country |
| anarchy | no government - people fighting over it |
| annex | when 1 country takes over more land |
| beaucracy | government officials |
| empire | a group of territories ruled by 1 government |
| imperial | having to do with a ruling family |
| feudalism | a political system: land for protection |
| pharoah | ruler of Egypt |
| emperor | ruler of China |
| theocracy | religion HEAVILY influences a government |
| government | it runs a country - makes laws for people to follow |