1. Follower of Islam and believer in prophet Muhammad's teachings   senate   Muslim   Knesset   karma   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. adoption of modern means for producing quality goods and services   modernization   Czar, Tsar, Tzar   guild   capital   Half-n-half Clue   3. defensive work to protect against enemy   federal   fortification   corporation   suffragist   Half-n-half Clue   4. destiny or fate in next life is decided by sum of person's actions in previous lives according to Hinduism / Buddhism   senate   monotheism   karma   tyranny   Half-n-half Clue   5. buildings and statues designed or serving to commemorate people or things   palanquin   monument   creole   tyranny   Half-n-half Clue   6. (of States) united, but independent in internal matters   fortification   state   federal   mummy   Half-n-half Clue   7. dead body of Egyptian Pharaoh that has been embalmed for preservation   Muslim   literacy   materialism   mummy   Half-n-half Clue