USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -1. an aggregate of peoples and territories, often of great extent, under the rule of a single person, oligarchy, or sovereign state. 2. any monarchy that for reasons of history, prestige, etc, has an emperor rather than a king as head of state. 3.

Detailed explanation-2: -An empire is an aggregate of many separate states or territories under a supreme ruler or oligarchy. This is in contrast to a federation, which is an extensive state voluntarily composed of autonomous states and peoples. An empire is a large polity which rules over territories outside of its original borders.

Detailed explanation-3: -At its heart, an empire is ruled by an emperor, even though many states in history without an emperor at their head are called “empires". For example the sovereign of the British Empire was a king or queen, not an emperor or empress.

Detailed explanation-4: -empire, major political unit in which the metropolis, or single sovereign authority, exercises control over territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples through formal annexations or various forms of informal domination.

Detailed explanation-5: -A territorial empire is an empire that is gained through direct military conquests–an empire taken by direct force. A hegemonic empire, on the other hand, is an empire that is created by exerting influence and coercing other states into doing things. There have been many empires over the course of history.