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Netflix - A television and film streaming service. People pay each month to watch programmes on Netflix.
Empires - A political unit made up of multiple lands and peoples. Most empires have been built up through conquests and takeovers of land.
Expert - Someone who knows a lot about a particular subject.
Julius Caesar - Julius Caesar was stabbed to death by a group of Roman senators at a senate meeting in 44BC.
Leonardo da Vinci - An Italian artist and inventor (1452 - 1519), considered to be one of the world's greatest geniuses. He painted the Mona Lisa and designed an early flying machine.
Richard I - The King of England from 1189 to 1199. He was also the Duke of Normandy.
Tolerant - Being open-minded and listening to beliefs that are different to your own.
LGBT - Stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. The initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity.