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empire
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an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority
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colony
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a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country
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economy
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the wealth and resources of a country or region, esp. in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services
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resource
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a country's collective means of supporting itself or becoming wealthier, as represented by its reserves of minerals, land, and other assets
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cartographer
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mapmaker
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epidemic
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a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
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charter
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an agreement where one person or group grants rights and responsibilities to another person or group
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stock
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partial ownership in a company
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dividend
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a sum of money paid regularly by a company to its stockholders out of its profits or reserves
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immunity
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the ability of an organism to resist a particular infection or toxin by the action of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells
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smallpox
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a contagious viral disease, with fever and pustules usually leaving permanent scars
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measles
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an infectious viral disease causing fever and a red rash on the skin, typically occurring in childhood
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Catholic
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a member of the Roman Catholic Church; accepts the pope as the head of the church; places a greater emphasis on tradition and ritual within the faith
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Protestant
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a member of any of several church denominations denying the universal authority of the Pope and affirming the Reformation principles of justification by faith alone, the priesthood of all believers, and the primacy of the Bible as the only source of revealed truth
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scurvy
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a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, characterized by swollen bleeding gums and the opening of previously healed wounds, which particularly affected poorly nourished sailors until the end of the 18th century
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