Throughout the 18th century and before then, the political, geographical, economic and social comformation of Europe was dictated by the existence of Empires and some smaller kingdoms that were characterized by the fact that they were not identified by a single common language and culture, but rather, they were regions commanded by a ruler, or a dynasty, whose language and customs ruled others, even if the ethnicity and origins, as well as language and customs of those ruled, were totally different. As such, before the 19th century, with the emergence of nationalism and a sense of belonging to a specific nation, and thus the emergence of states, the European continent, and most others, except for Australia and Antartica, was divided into 6 major empires: Austrian Empire, Ottoman Empire, Russian Empire, British Empire, Kingdom of France and Kingdom of Hungary and some smaller kingdoms. The main characteristic was, a divergence of language and cultural backgrounds, all united under a ruler, but without any links, except for the ruler and the region where people lived.
