The term imperialism commonly refers to a political or geographical domain such as the Ottoman Empire the Russian Empire, the Chinese Empire, or the British Empire, etc., but the term can equally be applied to domains of knowledge, beliefs, values and expertise, such as the empires of Christianity (see Christendom) or Islam (see Caliphate).. Imperialism's usually autocratic, and also sometimes monolithic in character. Overview Imperialism's found in the ancient histories of the Assyrian Empire,… (More on Imperialist)