1. armor   protective covering for body worn in fighting   policy of racial discrimination (e.g., in South Africa)   relating to land, agriculture and cultivation   person with wealth who invests in business for profit   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. proliferation   rapid growth, spread or multiplication   person with an ability to organize and manage affairs or estate   process of changing from rural villages to towns and cities   religious doctrine of the Chinese philosopher, Lao-tsze, about how man can achieve harmony   Half-n-half Clue   3. topography   physical features of a region and their description   provincial governor in the Persian Empire   person who travels to places with a sense of inquiry   rebellious person who is not in agreement with the government   Half-n-half Clue   4. ruins   policy of reforms for the Soviet economy initiated by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev   relating to the later Stone Age   powerful nobleman in the Middle Ages with his own land owing allegiance to the king   remains of old cities and buildings   Half-n-half Clue   5. caucus   rebirth of soul in other living embodiment as per Hinduism and Buddhism   practice of secluding women of rank with screen in India   process of converting into national property or bringing under government control   private meeting or local committee for political party organization   Half-n-half Clue   6. mosque   religious doctrine of the Chinese philosopher, Lao-tsze, about how man can achieve harmony   physical features of a region and their description   place of worship for Muslims   private meeting or local committee for political party organization   Half-n-half Clue   7. glasnost   policy of openness on domestic and international fronts initiated by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev   relating to land, agriculture and cultivation   process of changing from rural villages to towns and cities   policy of reforms for the Soviet economy initiated by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev   Half-n-half Clue