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1 US linguist who ushered in the “cognitive revolution” and was an outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War (7)

5 Roman historian and politician (c86–35 BC), from an Italian plebeian family (7)

10 A triple one, made by Itzcóatl (ruled c1427–40), was the foundation of the Aztec empire (8)

11 The ____ Museum, whose name derives from the Roman name for Chichester, is built over the Roman baths in the city (6)

12 A great Sumerian city, thought to be Erech in the Bible (Genesis) (4)

13 One example of this practice occurred from the 16th to the 19th centuries, between Africa and the Americas (5,5)

The ____ ____ (or “Pinkville”) massacre, a notorious

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