WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

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What is an empire?
A
a place for the public to gather to hear speeches, shop, worship at temples, and mingle with friends.
B
a large group of territories and people who are ruled by a single sovereign leader or nation.
C
a form of government in which people elect leaders, called representatives, to stand in for them.
D
an artificial waterway designed to carry water from one place to another.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Definition. An Empire is a political construct in which one state dominates over another state, or a series of states. 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".

Detailed explanation-3: -noun. a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire. a government under an emperor or empress.

Detailed explanation-4: -An empire is a state or group of states under the authority of a single ruler, or in some cases, a small group of people, with a small group of people being known as an oligarchy.

Detailed explanation-5: -A colonial empire is a collective of territories (often called colonies), either contiguous with the imperial center or located overseas, settled by the population of a certain state and governed by that state.

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