| A | B |
|---|
| Absolutism | The total control by a monarch or king over his subjects. |
| Capitalism | An economic system in which businesses are owned privately. |
| Christianity | A religion founded by the followers of Jesus Christ, based on the Bible and the belief that Christ was the son of God and savior of mankind. |
| Colonialism | The policy of taking over foreign lands, usually to exploit them economically. |
| Corrupt | Dishonest |
| Coup | A revolt, often by military leaders, against a nation's government. |
| Diverse | Different or varied. |
| Enterprises | Business undertakings. |
| Monotheism | The belief that there is one God; Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are monotheistic. |
| Overpopulated | Having more people in a given area than the resources can support. |
| Peninsula | A body of land surrounded on three sides by water. |
| Socialism | The belief that the government should own a country's factories and farms and that people should share wealth equally. |
| Subsistence Farming | Type of farming that produces just enough food for people to survive. |
| Teeming | Full; Overcrowded. |
