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WHII.2 States/Empire
States and Empires
Term | Definition |
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Aztec Empire | Indigenous nation in modern-day Mexico in North America. |
England | Island nation in northwestern Europe above France. |
France | Coastal nation in northwestern Europe under England. |
Holy Roman Empire | A complex of territories in central Europe, including Germany. |
Inca Empire | Empire in modern-day Peru on the west coast of South America. |
Ireland | Small island nation in Europe, west of England. |
Italy | Collection of city-states on a boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe. |
Ming Empire | Ruling dynasty of China, a large nation in eastern Asia (1368-1644). |
Mughal Empire | Empire that controlled most of the Indian subcontinent (1526-1857). |
Ottoman Empire | Empire that conquered land in Asia Minor and around the Mediterranean Sea; a.k.a. Turkish Empire (1299-1923). |
Persian Empire | Area of land centered in modern-day Iran and areas around the Persian Gulf. |
Portugal | Coastal nation on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe to the west of Spain. |
Russia | Large nation that controlled land across northeast Europe and northern Asia. |
Scotland | Small nation north of England in Europe. |
Songhai Empire | A nation in northwest Africa near the Sahara Desert and Niger River. |
Spain | Coastal nation in southwestern Europe on Iberian Peninsula, southwest of France. |
Denmark | Small nation in Europe on the Jutland Peninsula, north of the Holy Roman Empire. |
Norway | Nation in north Europe on the west coast of the Scandinavian Peninsula. |
Sweden | Nation in north Europe on the east coast of the Scandinavian Peninsula. |
Swiss Confederation | Small landlocked nation in west Europe bordered by France and Italy. |