Across
- 4. form of government in which people elect representatives to legislate
- 6. idea that the right to rule was granted to the Chinese Emperor from the gods
- 8. rule by a small group, generally of wealthy men
- 9. large agricultural estates owned by wealthy Roman citizens
- 11. respect for one’s elders, parents and ancestors; a feature of Confucianism
- 12. the process of spreading cultural traits from one region to another
Down
- 1. refers to rulers who have absolute power
- 2. the non-elective governmental bodies that administer the operations of the government
- 3. a governmental system in which power is given to the populous and political decisions are made based on the will of the people
- 5. upper class of Roman society
- 7. commoner social class of Roman society
- 10. a strict social stratification system that characterized Hindu society in South Asia