Social Studies Vocabulary Crossword

a line of rulers who belong to the same family
nobles whose wealth came from the land they owned
appointed officials who are responsible for different areas of government
Children's respect for their parents and older relatives, an important part of Confucian beliefs
Chinese philosphy which taught that people should turn to nature and give up their worldly concerns
Teaches that all men with a talent for governing should take part in government
Military leaders who run a government
An organized way in which people produce, sell, and buy things
Groups of related families, loosely joined together
Disloyalty to the government
Uncivilized people
The consequences of how a person lives
A written langauge developed in India
A social group that someone is born into and cannot change
One of the oldest religions, it grew out of the ancient beliefs of th Aryans
The idea of passing through many lives to reach the Brahman
People who share a similar position in society