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Given the HISTORICAL WORD, identify the MEANING

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1.

explorer

  privilege often granted by Popes during purgatory for reduction of punishment to sinner

  person who travels to places with a sense of inquiry

  physical features of a region and their description

  relating to the Middle Ages

  Half-n-half Clue
 

2.

neolithic

  relating to the later Stone Age

  rapid growth, spread or multiplication

  relating to land, agriculture and cultivation

  process of establishing large-scale industries

  Half-n-half Clue
 

3.

indulgence

  principle where society, not individuals, owns property and runs enterprises

  relating to earliest stone implements

  relating to the later Stone Age

  privilege often granted by Popes during purgatory for reduction of punishment to sinner

  Half-n-half Clue
 

4.

Socratic

  powerful nobleman in the Middle Ages with his own land owing allegiance to the king

  person who travels to places with a sense of inquiry

  political system with single-party dictatorship and complete control over citizen's lives

  relating to Socrates, the wise man of ancient Greece

  Half-n-half Clue
 

5.

purdah

  relating to monks and monasteries

  practice of secluding women of rank with screen in India

  protective covering for body worn in fighting

  rebirth of soul in other living embodiment as per Hinduism and Buddhism

  Half-n-half Clue
 

6.

suffrage

  revolt by military leaders leading to violent or illegal change of government

  relating to earliest stone implements

  privilege often granted by Popes during purgatory for reduction of punishment to sinner

  right of voting at elections

  Half-n-half Clue
 

7.

perestroika

  place of worship for Muslims

  policy of reforms for the Soviet economy initiated by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev

  rebirth of soul in other living embodiment as per Hinduism and Buddhism

  policy of racial discrimination (e.g., in South Africa)

  Half-n-half Clue
 


 
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