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Given the HISTORICAL WORD, identify the MEANING

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1.

revolution

  imperial or royal ruler with complete authority

  forcible replacement of government or overthrowing of ruler

  journey to a holy place for religious reasons

  group of persons who together make laws and govern a State

  Half-n-half Clue
 

2.

sacrifice

  estate for cultivation

  killing of a victim as an offering to the Gods

  fortress or elevated part of Greek city, especially Athens

  group of territories controlled by an emperor

  Half-n-half Clue
 

3.

astrolabe

  instrument formerly used to calculate altitudes and locations

  laborer bound to and transferred with the land

  estate for cultivation

  irregular war by small bodies

  Half-n-half Clue
 

4.

empire

  intensive attack; lightning warfare practised by Nazi German armies

  irregular war by small bodies

  land and its rights held by the lord during the feudal period

  group of territories controlled by an emperor

  Half-n-half Clue
 

5.

clan

  fortress protecting a city

  impartial in a dispute or taking neither side

  inspired teacher who predicts future or interprets God's will

  family group with a common ancestor

  Half-n-half Clue
 

6.

illiteracy

  government or State where God is sovereign, religion is law, and priests are kings

  inability to read or write; need for learning

  killing of a king

  grassy plains in tropical regions of America

  Half-n-half Clue
 

7.

regicide

  killing or extermination of a whole race or nation

  killing of millions of Jews by Nazis during WWII; wholesale sacrifice or destruction by fire

  killing of a king

  imperial or royal ruler with complete authority

  Half-n-half Clue
 


 
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