vocabulary

3. beliefs that souls come back as a new person until enlightenment happens.
5. the spread of ideas and products.
9. commoner social class of Roman society.
10. a large political unit where a dominant central state controls a large
12. rule by small group of wealthy men
13. upper class of Roman society.
14. refers to those who have absolute power.
15. a governmental system in which people choose representatives to make policies.

1. large agricultural estates owned by wealthy Roman citizens.
2. administrative offices of a government staffed with non-elected workers.
4. a strict social stratification system that characterized Hindu society in South Asia.
6. respect for one's elders, parents, and ancestors; a feature of Confucianism.
7. an infectious disease that causes a mass pandemic.
8. a governmental system in which power is given to the populous and political decisions are made based on the will of the people.
11. idea that the right to rule was granted to the Chinese Emperor from the Gods.