Affects it because they are joining together
Imperialism: a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
"the struggle against imperialism"
HISTORICAL
rule by an emperor.
EXAMPLE: ENGLAND TRYING TO TAKE OVER THE USA.
It lagged because of the bubonic plague
The idea of active citizenship
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China didn't have anything to do with citizenship, cities like Athens and Sparta had laws about citizenship and what a citizen could do and what a non-citizen could and couldn't do. China didn't have anything like that at the time/\.