Crossword chapters 31-33 vocabulary

Areas in which these countries had some political and economic control, but did not directly govern.
Give up the throne
Regional leaders with there own armies, seized power in their own areas.
The production of small consumer goods such as clothing, appliances, and bicycles.
Laws that are administered during periods of strict military control.
Growing more than one crop a year on the same land.
Someone who claims to rule by religious or divine authority.
Political unit with limited self-government.
Pictures or characters representing a thing or and idea
Denies existence of God.
The practice of setting very thin needles at specific points on the body to cure diseases or ease pain.