| A | B |
| sphere of influence | areas in wich these comunities had some political and economic control but did not directly govern. |
| abdical | to speack in your behave. |
| war lord | regional leadrs with their own enemies seized power power in their own areas |
| light industry | the production of small consumer goods |
| martial law | a law that is administrated during periods of military control |
| double cropping | growing more than one crop a year |
| theocrat | some one who claims to rule by religious or divine authority |
| autounomous region | a political unit with limited self government |
| ideogram | pictures or characters representing a thing or idea |