1. exclusive control of the trade in a certain product   autocracy   monopoly   sacrifice   neutral   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. group of persons who together make laws and govern a State   armistice   slave   assassination   government   Half-n-half Clue   3. fortress or elevated part of Greek city, especially Athens   pilgrimage   neutral   empire   acropolis   Half-n-half Clue   4. insufficiency or inadequate supply   savannah   aristocracy   scarcity   theocracy   Half-n-half Clue   5. government abstention from interference with the economy and individual action   autocracy   laissez faire   slave   neutral   Half-n-half Clue   6. killing by treacherous violence   assassination   banner   neutral   holocaust   Half-n-half Clue   7. group of islands   theocracy   revolution   clan   archipelago   Half-n-half Clue