How do elections, freedom of speech and press challenge absolutism?

by improved communication.

some women in the middle and upper classes worked as doctors, government officials, or priestesses. both women and men enjoyed a better quality of life the higher they were on the social pyramid. the egyptians believed that their class system created a stable, well-ordered society. each group had its own role to play.

yes.

explanation:

because it let the japanese know who had the upper hand in the war.