Final unit project (topic 5)

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Across
  1. 3. a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.
  2. 6. a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
  3. 7. a title given to rulers and officials in central Asia, Afghanistan, and certain other Muslim countries.
  4. 8. is the process of promoting and hiring government employees based on their ability to perform a job, rather than on their political connections. It is the opposite of the spoils system.
  5. 9. a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius.
Down
  1. 1. a large area of flat unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia.
  2. 2. is an economic system that uses money as the primary medium for the exchange of goods and services.
  3. 4. a highly educated member of China's elite civil service who rose to power by passing rigorous, merit-based imperial examinations, demonstrating mastery of Confucian texts and classical literature.
  4. 5. the process of making an area more urban.