1. private meeting or local committee for political party organization   explorer   lord   caucus   agrarian   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. relating to monks and monasteries   purdah   monastic   armor   satrap   Half-n-half Clue   3. policy of reforms for the Soviet economy initiated by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev   perestroika   armor   suffrage   mosque   Half-n-half Clue   4. right of voting at elections   reincarnation   coup d'etat   armor   suffrage   Half-n-half Clue   5. person with wealth who invests in business for profit   urbanization   site   capitalist   indulgence   Half-n-half Clue   6. religious doctrine of the Chinese philosopher, Lao-tsze, about how man can achieve harmony   Taoism   industrialization   purdah   lord   Half-n-half Clue   7. public records or place where records are stored   neolithic   armor   mosque   archives   Half-n-half Clue