Britain did, holding over 1/4 of the total land mass, 'The British Colonial Empire'
The British Empire was all the countries in the world that were at one time a part of British Sovreignity. That is to say the British King or Queen laid claim to those territories as part of what that King or Queen ruled over. (Or at least the British Government did in the name of the Monarch) Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India & South Africa were the main areas, but there were many, many others.It was hte biggest Empire the world has ever seen by miles.
north America The British Empire controlled an entire continent in Australia. The British Empire was the largest empire in history.
Why did The British Empire lose their land?
It covered exactly 25% of the Earths surface.
The British Empire were the biggest Empire ever created The Sun never set on them and thats it thank you <3 xx
The biggest Empire in the world was the British Empire, it was the biggest Empire the world has ever seen by far! It stretched right around the globe and a saying was born "the sun never sets on the British empire" because a part of the empire was always in daylight. Here is a map of the world, bits marked red was under British rule: http://northbritain.files.wordpress.com/2008/10british-empire-1920.jpg AS a matter of fact the mongolian empire was the biggest ever seen It was ruled by chinggis khan. And it was 4 times the roman empire at its peak. However, when chinggis khan died, the empire shrunk a lot. The empire is the size of Europe and china together!
The biggest empire in History was the British Empire
No empire, including Rome and Babylon, ever ruled the world. No empire ever conquered the whole world. The biggest empires in history were the British Empire, the Mongol Empire, the Russian Empire, the Spanish Empire and the Umayyad Caliphate.
1) The British Empire was the biggest empire in history. 2) The Moors did not have an empire.
Germany didnt!The biggest empire the world has ever seen is the British Empire,it was the biggest empire in the world by far!Improved:your right, Germany didnt have the biggest empire. Britain did. they owned a quarter of the world, and also, a quarter of its population. Germany were jealous of Britain and this contributed to the long term causes of world war one ! =)
no the British empire was it took over 1/4 of the world
The British Empire, it was the largest that has ever existed.
The british empire should be the answer.
The british empire should be the answer.
The British Empire was the largest empire the world has ever seen. it spanned rite around the globe and was said " the sun never sets on the British Empire" British had 5 Empires in total over the years but there last Empire was the biggest in History. The longest lasting Empire was the Roman Empire. America has never had an Empire!The Roman Empire lasted longer than the British Empire but the British Empire was by far more bigger than the Roman Empire, The British Empire ( the last empire they had, they had 5 in total over the years) was the biggest Empire the world has ever seen by far, and they are a tiny country,they show/showed a hell of alot of power and intelligence. here is a map that shows how many countries that Britain ruled....countries are marked in red. enjoy! http://worldroundup.files.wordpress.com/2009/07british_empire_1920s.png America has never had an Empire,probably will never be able to now. persian empire wasnt as big or lasted as long
By far, the biggest influences were travel and the British Empire