middle east Crossword Puzzles

Middle East & Russia 2022-09-23

Middle East & Russia crossword puzzle
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  1. What country uses qanats to irrigate water underground?
  2. what is the Middle East known for
  3. What is the first name of Russia?
  4. What is the average age in Russia?
  5. What is the Area in thousand of lake Ladoga
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  1. What is the largest country on the Arabian peninsula?
  2. What is the average height in Russia?
  3. What is the only island country that is geographically in the Middle East?
  4. Which country gets nearly all of its oil from the Middle East?
  5. How many hours to get to Russia?

10 Clues: How many hours to get to Russia? • what is the Middle East known for • What is the first name of Russia? • What is the average age in Russia? • What is the average height in Russia? • What is the Area in thousand of lake Ladoga • What is the largest country on the Arabian peninsula? • What country uses qanats to irrigate water underground? • ...

Russia & Middle East 2022-10-05

Russia & Middle East crossword puzzle
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  1. What is the official currency of russia?
  2. What is the largest freshwater lake in Russia?
  3. What helps move Russians to Siberia.
  4. What is the capital of Iran?
  5. Russians, Ukrainians, Belorussians are majority ethics group that live in Russia called?
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  1. Most widespread religion across Russia is?
  2. Russia borders with two continents, Asia and...?
  3. What is the climate of Russia?
  4. What is the climate of Middle east?
  5. The most widespread language in the middle east is?

10 Clues: What is the capital of Iran? • What is the climate of Russia? • What is the climate of Middle east? • What helps move Russians to Siberia. • What is the official currency of russia? • Most widespread religion across Russia is? • What is the largest freshwater lake in Russia? • Russia borders with two continents, Asia and...? • ...

Russia & Middle East 2022-10-05

Russia & Middle East crossword puzzle
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  1. What is the official currency of russia?
  2. What is the largest freshwater lake in Russia?
  3. What helps move Russians to Siberia.
  4. What is the capital of Iran?
  5. Russians, Ukrainians, Belorussians are majority ethics group that live in Russia called?
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  1. Most widespread religion across Russia is?
  2. Russia borders with two continents, Asia and...?
  3. What is the climate of Russia?
  4. What is the climate of Middle east?
  5. The most widespread language in the middle east is?

10 Clues: What is the capital of Iran? • What is the climate of Russia? • What is the climate of Middle east? • What helps move Russians to Siberia. • What is the official currency of russia? • Most widespread religion across Russia is? • What is the largest freshwater lake in Russia? • Russia borders with two continents, Asia and...? • ...

The Middle East 2023-01-26

The Middle East crossword puzzle
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  1. 1990 invader of Kuwait
  2. river wich Bethlehem is located
  3. Norther half of Cyprus
  4. Economic and Social Commission For Western Asia
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  1. Roman emperor in A.D. 320
  2. Groups of resistance
  3. state in Asia that has had trouble with Russia
  4. small monarchy that exports petroleum
  5. Israeli word meaning "house of bread"
  6. country with a high rate of income per capita

10 Clues: Groups of resistance • 1990 invader of Kuwait • Norther half of Cyprus • Roman emperor in A.D. 320 • river wich Bethlehem is located • small monarchy that exports petroleum • Israeli word meaning "house of bread" • country with a high rate of income per capita • state in Asia that has had trouble with Russia • Economic and Social Commission For Western Asia

Middle East Vocab 2024-08-13

Middle East Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. A number of people or things that are located close together or are considered or classed togethe
  2. oil or land) producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops
  3. Relating to or believing in a religion
  4. Land or a climate having very little too no water and very dry land
  5. A fertile spot in a desert, where water is found
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  1. water that flows or collects beneath the Earth's surface.
  2. A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of wate
  3. the deliberate killing or severe mistreatment of a large number of people from a particular national or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group
  4. A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
  5. The supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels

10 Clues: Relating to or believing in a religion • A fertile spot in a desert, where water is found • water that flows or collects beneath the Earth's surface. • Land or a climate having very little too no water and very dry land • oil or land) producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops • ...

Middle East Vocabulary 2024-08-19

Middle East Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Water found underground.
  2. A person who moves from place to place.
  3. Land surrounded by water on three sides.
  4. Related to faith or worship.
  5. Removing salt from seawater.
  6. Able to grow plants well.
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  1. A number of people or things together.
  2. Supplying water to crops.
  3. A green area in a desert with water.
  4. A narrow water passage.

10 Clues: A narrow water passage. • Water found underground. • Supplying water to crops. • Able to grow plants well. • Related to faith or worship. • Removing salt from seawater. • A green area in a desert with water. • A number of people or things together. • A person who moves from place to place. • Land surrounded by water on three sides.

Central Asia & the Middle East 2023-03-29

Central Asia & the Middle East crossword puzzle
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  1. Anything similar to American or European culture
  2. The land between the rivers
  3. Largest Ethnic group of Afghanistan
  4. Primary language of the Middle East
  5. Religious leaders of Shia Muslims
  6. Primary religion of the region
  7. Capital of Qatar
  8. Terrorist group located in Afghanistan
  9. Holy City in the Middle East
  10. Afghanistan's major mountain range
  11. Nomadic herders
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  1. Afghanistan's transitional President
  2. The empire of the Arabian Peninsula (1500s)
  3. The Muslim community established by Muhammed
  4. Country where the 2022 World Cup was held
  5. People who built the first known cities
  6. Prophet who spread Islam
  7. The regions most valuable natural resource
  8. Capital of Saudi Arabia
  9. Capital of Iran
  10. Head covering worn by Middle Eastern women
  11. The main branch of Islam
  12. Primary language of Iran
  13. A Western looking city with a palm shaped island
  14. Sea that separates Arabia and Africa

25 Clues: Capital of Iran • Nomadic herders • Capital of Qatar • Capital of Saudi Arabia • Prophet who spread Islam • The main branch of Islam • Primary language of Iran • The land between the rivers • Holy City in the Middle East • Primary religion of the region • Religious leaders of Shia Muslims • Afghanistan's major mountain range • Largest Ethnic group of Afghanistan • ...

Religious/Ethnic Groups 2024-09-04

Religious/Ethnic Groups crossword puzzle
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  1. Christian house of worship
  2. ______ groups share a common belief system
  3. Founder of Islam
  4. The founder of Judaism
  5. Muslim house of worship
  6. Founder of Christianity
  7. This is the largest ethnic group in the Middle East
  8. Name given to followers of Islam
  9. This ethnic group predominantly lives in Iran
  10. _____ Muslims make up most of the Muslim population
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  1. This is the oldest of the three main Middle Eastern religions
  2. The most prominent/youngest religion in the Middle East
  3. Jewish sacred text
  4. ______ groups have a common heritage/ancestry
  5. Muslim sacred text
  6. The belief in only one God
  7. This ethnic group lives in the mountains of Turkey and Syria
  8. Name given to the followers of Judaism
  9. Muslims are divided into two groups, Sunni and ____
  10. Christianity's sacred text
  11. Religion founded by Jesus
  12. Jewish house of worship

22 Clues: Founder of Islam • Jewish sacred text • Muslim sacred text • The founder of Judaism • Muslim house of worship • Founder of Christianity • Jewish house of worship • Religion founded by Jesus • Christian house of worship • The belief in only one God • Christianity's sacred text • Name given to followers of Islam • Name given to the followers of Judaism • ...

Southwest Asia and North Africa 2024-04-09

Southwest Asia and North Africa crossword puzzle
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  1. oil
  2. Major physical feature in North Africa
  3. largest caravan in the Sahara
  4. A religion that originated in the Middle East and is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Quran
  5. Raw materials that are found in nature
  6. A religion that originated in the Middle East and is based on the teachings of Jesus and the Bible
  7. The process that removes the excess salt from water in order to create fresh water
  8. Electricity that is created by using water from natural or man-made sources
  9. cut travel time between Asia and Europe in half
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  1. The practice of growing crops and/or raising animals
  2. A religion that originated in the Middle East and is based on the teachings of Abraham and the Torah
  3. Belief in only one god
  4. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
  5. People that work in other countries during certain seasons
  6. an act of violence or resistance to a government or ruler
  7. center of civilization from which ideas and technology to other cultures
  8. Built to generate hydroelectric power
  9. Small, independent political units like countries
  10. move from place to place to find food and water
  11. groups of merchants/traders traveling together

20 Clues: oil • Belief in only one god • largest caravan in the Sahara • Built to generate hydroelectric power • Major physical feature in North Africa • Raw materials that are found in nature • groups of merchants/traders traveling together • move from place to place to find food and water • cut travel time between Asia and Europe in half • ...

Mesopotamian Geography: Section 1 2020-03-17

Mesopotamian Geography: Section 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. animal domesticated in Mesopotamia
  2. region made up of different cities
  3. mountain range to the north of Mesopotamia
  4. major river in Mesopotamia
  5. major river in Mesopotamia
  6. desert to the south of Mesopotamia
  7. these were dug to control flooding
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  1. East region of the world linking continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa
  2. major crop grown in mesopotamia
  3. religious leader with a lot of power
  4. word literally meaning "land between the rivers"
  5. major geographical feature of the Middle East
  6. mountain ranger to the east of Mesopotamia
  7. Gulf body of water to the southeast of the Fertile Crescent

14 Clues: major river in Mesopotamia • major river in Mesopotamia • major crop grown in mesopotamia • animal domesticated in Mesopotamia • region made up of different cities • desert to the south of Mesopotamia • these were dug to control flooding • religious leader with a lot of power • mountain ranger to the east of Mesopotamia • mountain range to the north of Mesopotamia • ...

The Churches in the East and West 2017-01-04

The Churches in the East and West crossword puzzle
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  1. How many liturgical heritages are there?
  2. Where was the Church in the West?
  3. In the Middle ages, building a cathedral could take_______.
  4. The_______ presided over the liturgy in the East.
  5. What did the dome represent in the East?
  6. Where was the Church in the East?
  7. Who entered the Church first in the East?
  8. Often the relic of a______ was buried beneath the altar.
  9. The movements and words of the clergy were very___________ in the East.
  10. What were the first church buildings in the West?
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  1. The altar acted as a symbol to help people in the West understand that the______ was a holy sacrifice.
  2. How many churches make up the catholic church?
  3. In the West, worshiper were able to move_____.
  4. Who came into the church second in the East?
  5. What separated the laypeople from the altar?
  6. Who drew an intricate design for the cathedral?
  7. What part of a person did the Church in the East appeal to?
  8. Where was the emphasis placed on in the West?
  9. The consecration of the bread and wine took place behind an__ screen in the East.
  10. Who was placed on both sides of the Altar in the West?

20 Clues: Where was the Church in the West? • Where was the Church in the East? • How many liturgical heritages are there? • What did the dome represent in the East? • Who entered the Church first in the East? • Who came into the church second in the East? • What separated the laypeople from the altar? • Where was the emphasis placed on in the West? • ...

15 countries 2025-09-17

15 countries crossword puzzle
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  1. C u what?
  2. Animal east
  3. Chile pepper
  4. Most people
  5. Eww Greece
  6. agua nir
  7. Very popular name
  8. Biggest area
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  1. Empire of ...
  2. Us america
  3. Famous for technolygy
  4. Leaf on the flag
  5. Hard to get in middle east
  6. Mariachi
  7. The most religious

15 Clues: Mariachi • agua nir • C u what? • Us america • Eww Greece • Animal east • Most people • Chile pepper • Biggest area • Empire of ... • Leaf on the flag • Very popular name • The most religious • Famous for technolygy • Hard to get in middle east

Questions, Alejandro Garcia 2021-12-01

Questions, Alejandro Garcia crossword puzzle
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  1. trade, farming, deforestation
  2. watering of farmlands, drawn from rivers
  3. sustain level of natural resources
  4. not flat, ex, atlas__,Zagros___,ect.
  5. oil is a _______,_______
  6. highest mountain of country is mnt aarat
  7. a place's ability to grow
  8. objects that man created
  9. the dominant religion in the middle east
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  1. features that naturally occur
  2. amount of people in a area
  3. a place's weather conditions
  4. the _______is below sea level or above
  5. lines that surround earth, side to side
  6. dominant region in middle east

15 Clues: oil is a _______,_______ • objects that man created • a place's ability to grow • amount of people in a area • a place's weather conditions • features that naturally occur • trade, farming, deforestation • dominant region in middle east • sustain level of natural resources • not flat, ex, atlas__,Zagros___,ect. • the _______is below sea level or above • ...

Misconceptions across Asia 2018-01-07

Misconceptions across Asia crossword puzzle
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  1. It is thought that Muslims, Christians, and Jews have always had this term for disagreement between them.
  2. People believe that the practice of this religion is very strict and violent.
  3. People falsely think that all Arabs identify as ______ religiously.
  4. It's a common misconception that the only language spoken in the Middle East is _______.
  5. It is mistaken that people in the Middle East are another word for ignorant.
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  1. People often think that this word for physical force is certain to happen in the Middle East.
  2. People often think that the Middle East is only oil and ______.
  3. A false classification for the people in the Middle East is that they move from place to place in search of fresh pasture for their animals.
  4. During this holy month it is believed that all Muslims must fast.
  5. It is a misconception that all men that wear this on their heads are Muslim.

10 Clues: People often think that the Middle East is only oil and ______. • During this holy month it is believed that all Muslims must fast. • People falsely think that all Arabs identify as ______ religiously. • It is a misconception that all men that wear this on their heads are Muslim. • It is mistaken that people in the Middle East are another word for ignorant. • ...

Islam 2023-04-05

Islam crossword puzzle
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  1. abstaining from food and drink from sunrise to sunset
  2. Muhammad's place of birth
  3. No one has the right to be worshipped but God alone
  4. Arabic for "God"
  5. Arabic for pilgrimage
  6. the first caliph
  7. Judaism, Christianity, Islam
  8. number of times Muslims pray each day
  9. trade route through the Middle East
  10. groups of people that traveled through the Middle East
  11. founder of Islam
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  1. standards by which the Muslims follow in their daily lives
  2. origin of Islam (Place)
  3. term used for giving/charity
  4. place where Muslims go for their pilgrimage
  5. Holy Text of Islam
  6. "community"

17 Clues: "community" • Arabic for "God" • the first caliph • founder of Islam • Holy Text of Islam • Arabic for pilgrimage • origin of Islam (Place) • Muhammad's place of birth • term used for giving/charity • Judaism, Christianity, Islam • trade route through the Middle East • number of times Muslims pray each day • place where Muslims go for their pilgrimage • ...

Grade 8 Trivia 2024 2024-06-17

Grade 8 Trivia 2024 crossword puzzle
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  1. Biggest Celtics fan at East Middle School
  2. 8th grade teacher whose always been a lefty
  3. Mr. Henderson's favorite shark
  4. 8th grade teacher originally worked in sales
  5. Number of Elementary schools in Braintree
  6. The ________ Corridor in the old building used to close when it became too cold
  7. Year of your graduating class
  8. Which teacher spends free time as a certified scuba diver?
  9. Which teacher is constantly mistaken for Ms. Auer?
  10. Street East is on
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  1. Mr. L’s favorite food
  2. Sport Mr. Sheehan's son plays
  3. East teacher with a dozen siblings
  4. Sport Mr. Curran coaches
  5. 8th grade teacher with double-jointed thumbs
  6. The only teacher in the school who could beat Ms. Ritland in a push up contest
  7. East is ________
  8. Type of bird Ms. Ferguson monitored
  9. Musical instrument Ms. Brighenti plays
  10. The new podcast, “Funny Family Stories for Long Car Rides” is run by which East teacher?
  11. East teacher who speaks Spanish but does not teach Spanish
  12. Profession of Ms. Ritland’s husband
  13. East mascot

23 Clues: East mascot • East is ________ • Street East is on • Mr. L’s favorite food • Sport Mr. Curran coaches • Sport Mr. Sheehan's son plays • Year of your graduating class • Mr. Henderson's favorite shark • East teacher with a dozen siblings • Type of bird Ms. Ferguson monitored • Profession of Ms. Ritland’s husband • Musical instrument Ms. Brighenti plays • ...

Asia 2021-09-25

Asia crossword puzzle
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  1. Landlocked country on the Indochina Peninsula
  2. Desert in Northern China
  3. Bay between India and Myanmar
  4. Quezon City is the capital of this archipelago country
  5. The capital of this Middle East country is the same as it's name
  6. Mountain range in Iran
  7. This country has a caste system and many believe in reincarnation.
  8. Ulaanbaatar is the capital of this country
  9. Long country one eastern side of the Indochina Peninsula
  10. Mountain range between China and India
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  1. Plain east of the Ural Mountains
  2. Worlds highest mountain
  3. Largest country on the Arabian Peninsula
  4. This country borders China on the east
  5. Plains region in northern part of Kazakhstan
  6. Country east of the Persian Gulf
  7. Island country east of South Korea
  8. This northern country is in both Asia and Europe
  9. These mountains form the border between Asia and Europe
  10. This country's capital is Jerusalem
  11. North of the Gulf of Aden

21 Clues: Mountain range in Iran • Worlds highest mountain • Desert in Northern China • North of the Gulf of Aden • Bay between India and Myanmar • Plain east of the Ural Mountains • Country east of the Persian Gulf • Island country east of South Korea • This country's capital is Jerusalem • This country borders China on the east • Mountain range between China and India • ...

Middle East + Spice Trade 2023-12-07

Middle East + Spice Trade crossword puzzle
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  1. a natural resource derived from rocks
  2. a body of water between Sudan and Saudi Arabia
  3. a natural resource common in China
  4. the fastest growing religion during the time of the Silk Road
  5. sailors from this European country were the first to reach the Indies by water
  6. a continent that includes the countries of England, Italy, and Spain
  7. the Spice Islands are located in this region
  8. a region and country where people practice the Shinto religion
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  1. a continent that includes the countries of Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia
  2. Sea, a body of water between Greece and Egypt
  3. a natural resources common in the Middle East
  4. a region of the world that includes countries like Iraq, Lebanon, and Israel
  5. in the late 15th century, this spice was worth as much as gold
  6. the place in which Israel formed

14 Clues: the place in which Israel formed • a natural resource common in China • a natural resource derived from rocks • the Spice Islands are located in this region • Sea, a body of water between Greece and Egypt • a natural resources common in the Middle East • a body of water between Sudan and Saudi Arabia • the fastest growing religion during the time of the Silk Road • ...

Carson Burns NC Corssword 2023-09-28

Carson Burns NC Corssword crossword puzzle
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  1. State tree
  2. NC
  3. State west of NC
  4. Soda made in NC
  5. Most west region
  6. State south of NC
  7. East most region
  8. Middle region
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  1. State mammal
  2. State above NC
  3. Donuts made here in NC
  4. Biggest NC city
  5. State Bird
  6. State Flower
  7. Ocean east of NC
  8. Capital of NC
  9. Biggest product of NC
  10. How many regions in NC

18 Clues: NC • State tree • State Bird • State mammal • State Flower • Capital of NC • Middle region • State above NC • Biggest NC city • Soda made in NC • Ocean east of NC • State west of NC • Most west region • East most region • State south of NC • Biggest product of NC • Donuts made here in NC • How many regions in NC

15 countries 2025-09-17

15 countries crossword puzzle
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  1. C u what?
  2. Animal east
  3. Chile pepper
  4. Most people
  5. Eww Greece
  6. agua nir
  7. Very popular name
  8. Biggest area
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  1. Empire of ...
  2. Us america
  3. Famous for technolygy
  4. Leaf on the flag
  5. Hard to get in middle east
  6. Mariachi
  7. The most religious

15 Clues: Mariachi • agua nir • C u what? • Us america • Eww Greece • Animal east • Most people • Chile pepper • Biggest area • Empire of ... • Leaf on the flag • Very popular name • The most religious • Famous for technolygy • Hard to get in middle east

6th Grade Map Challenge 1 2025-08-26

6th Grade Map Challenge 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. Mesopotamia is located __________ the Tigris and Euphrates
  2. a part of the world located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
  3. The earliest human settlements had to be located near a _______
  4. Large desert located outside of Africa
  5. a massive desert west of the Nile
  6. most of the land in the Middle East and northern Africa is this
  7. Early humans migrated east from Africa into _________
  8. a continent south of Europe
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  1. a region of the Middle East with open grasslands and good soil
  2. Ocean that sits east of Africa
  3. a sea located north of Africa
  4. Many important pre-human fossils were discovered in the _____ side of Africa
  5. a large river that flows through northern Africa

13 Clues: a continent south of Europe • a sea located north of Africa • Ocean that sits east of Africa • a massive desert west of the Nile • Large desert located outside of Africa • a large river that flows through northern Africa • Early humans migrated east from Africa into _________ • Mesopotamia is located __________ the Tigris and Euphrates • ...

Julia Elhajj 2021-12-01

Julia Elhajj crossword puzzle
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  1. The dominant language in the middle east is ___
  2. in deserts, water is only found in ___ areas
  3. cars, camels, atv's, trains, boats, and bikes are all an example of which of the 5
  4. climate in most of the middle east
  5. Turkey is similar in climate to the U.S. because of ___ lines
  6. The dominant religion in the middle east is ___
  7. Turkey's highest mountain is mount ___
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  1. regions most plentiful natural resource is ___ (oil)
  2. what impacts where people live,impacts crops that can be grown
  3. the watering of farmland with water drawn from reservoirs or rivers
  4. found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock
  5. oceans, seas, gulfs is an example of ___
  6. rivers, streams, lakes, ponds is an example of ___
  7. floods, mud slides, earthquakes, and droughts are common is an example of a __ disaster
  8. natural resources are stretched among people,deforestation, and more demand for fresh water, is an example of __ population

15 Clues: climate in most of the middle east • Turkey's highest mountain is mount ___ • oceans, seas, gulfs is an example of ___ • in deserts, water is only found in ___ areas • The dominant language in the middle east is ___ • The dominant religion in the middle east is ___ • rivers, streams, lakes, ponds is an example of ___ • ...

Crossword Exam 2022-10-24

Crossword Exam crossword puzzle
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  1. an area with a lot of people
  2. connected to the Mediterranean Sea and the Red sea
  3. where people don't get the same amount
  4. people who live in the Desert
  5. gas that isn't man-made
  6. a book that Christians use
  7. River in the Middle East connected to the Tigris River
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  1. An area with little people
  2. A canal that splits the Red sea and the Arabian sea making it a good way to trade
  3. a river source near Jordan
  4. River in the Middle East connected to Euphrates River
  5. A gulf in the Middle East next to the Strait of Hormuz
  6. a very popular resource that is used in cars, factories, etc.
  7. places where boats with resources stay
  8. A sea that is connected to the Arabian sea making it a good trade center

15 Clues: gas that isn't man-made • An area with little people • a river source near Jordan • a book that Christians use • an area with a lot of people • people who live in the Desert • where people don't get the same amount • places where boats with resources stay • connected to the Mediterranean Sea and the Red sea • River in the Middle East connected to Euphrates River • ...

Quarter One SS Exam Review 2022-10-24

Quarter One SS Exam Review crossword puzzle
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  1. flows above the Euphrates River
  2. besides water, this resource is something that everyone, not just in the Middle East, wants to get their hands on
  3. also known as The Rub al-Khali and is part of the 2.8 million miles of desert in the Middle East
  4. important person to the Jews, Christians, and Muslims
  5. the holy book of Judaism
  6. Israel, Jordan, and Syria fight over this physical feature that is a very valuable resource in the Middle East
  7. All-terrain vehicle
  8. the holy book of Islam
  9. the belief in and worship of more than one god
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  1. flows water from the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea
  2. the process of watering a farming area
  3. the holy book of Christians
  4. these people have called the desert home for thousands of years
  5. connects the Medditerrian Sea to the Red Sea
  6. origin of Judaism and Christianity

15 Clues: All-terrain vehicle • the holy book of Islam • the holy book of Judaism • the holy book of Christians • flows above the Euphrates River • origin of Judaism and Christianity • the process of watering a farming area • connects the Medditerrian Sea to the Red Sea • the belief in and worship of more than one god • flows water from the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea • ...

Middle East Crossword Puzzle 2023-03-09

Middle East Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Country on the coast, North of Israel
  2. Has Hebrew as official language
  3. Capital of Iran
  4. Oman _____, near the country, Oman
  5. The plateau most of Turkey is on
  6. largest country in the Middle East
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  1. Gulf South of Iran
  2. Only country to start with a Q
  3. Country in the South that starts with Y
  4. Capital of Turkey
  5. Landlocked country that starts with A bordering Iran and Pakistan
  6. Most common Religion
  7. Short for United Arab Emirates
  8. Small mountain range in Iran near Caspian Sea

14 Clues: Capital of Iran • Capital of Turkey • Gulf South of Iran • Most common Religion • Only country to start with a Q • Short for United Arab Emirates • Has Hebrew as official language • The plateau most of Turkey is on • Oman _____, near the country, Oman • largest country in the Middle East • Country on the coast, North of Israel • Country in the South that starts with Y • ...

Middle East Physical Geography 2023-03-09

Middle East Physical Geography crossword puzzle
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  1. Much of the ME relies on this resource for their wealth
  2. Controls worldwide oil prices
  3. Named because of high salinity levels
  4. Much of the Middle East was controlled by this empire for many centuries
  5. Expensive process to remove salt from oceanwater
  6. Middle East's largest desert
  7. Cut travel from England to India from over 12,000 miles to nearly 7,200 miles
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  1. Provides hydroelectric power to much of Egypt
  2. Many ME countries didn't gain this until the 20th century
  3. interpreting the world from a European worldview
  4. Considered the "Turkey Sandwich" of the world (per Ms. Husa)
  5. Riverbeds that remain dry most of the year
  6. 95% of Egypt's population lives alongside it
  7. The Middle East can also be called _________

14 Clues: Middle East's largest desert • Controls worldwide oil prices • Named because of high salinity levels • Riverbeds that remain dry most of the year • 95% of Egypt's population lives alongside it • The Middle East can also be called _________ • Provides hydroelectric power to much of Egypt • interpreting the world from a European worldview • ...

hahaha noob 2021-11-11

hahaha noob crossword puzzle
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  1. tylsistynyt
  2. ulkomaalainen
  3. multikulttuurinen
  4. vähemmistö
  5. tyypillistä
  6. zone aikavyöhyke
  7. maisema
  8. hurrikaani
  9. lehti
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  1. keskittyä
  2. koti
  3. uudisasukas
  4. tasa-arvo
  5. kaksikielinen
  6. east lahi-itä
  7. villielämä
  8. kiinalainen
  9. maahanmuuttaja
  10. kunnioittaa
  11. amatööri

20 Clues: koti • lehti • maisema • amatööri • keskittyä • tasa-arvo • vähemmistö • villielämä • hurrikaani • uudisasukas • tylsistynyt • tyypillistä • kiinalainen • kunnioittaa • ulkomaalainen • kaksikielinen • east lahi-itä • maahanmuuttaja • multikulttuurinen • zone aikavyöhyke

Aiden Middle East "fun" 2020-12-21

Aiden Middle East "fun" crossword puzzle
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  1. muslims god
  2. got visions from god considered greatest prophet
  3. EXPLODE
  4. government ran by religious leaders
  5. muslims "bible"
  6. huge terrorist group in middle east
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  1. second largest religion
  2. how many chapters are is the Koran
  3. month of fasting
  4. another way of saying koran
  5. muslims holy city
  6. people get say in government and leaders
  7. second biggest continent
  8. numbers of pillars

14 Clues: EXPLODE • muslims god • muslims "bible" • month of fasting • muslims holy city • numbers of pillars • second largest religion • second biggest continent • another way of saying koran • how many chapters are is the Koran • government ran by religious leaders • huge terrorist group in middle east • people get say in government and leaders • got visions from god considered greatest prophet

World War 1 Middle East 2019-03-07

World War 1 Middle East crossword puzzle
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  1. Strip between Israel and Egypt.
  2. Movement attempting to give Jews a homeland in the Middle East.
  3. Name of Middle Eastern empire ended after WW1.
  4. Smaller of the two countries promised to France.
  5. Last name of Zionist founder.
  6. British soldier who fought with Arabs during revolt.
  7. Holiest city in Islam.
  8. Promised their own nation, never got one.
  9. Holy city invaded by British on foot.
  10. Founding ideology of Turkey.
  11. Last name of man who came to rule Jordan after WW1.
  12. King who was promised greater Syria.
  13. Last name of assassinated Archduke that lead to war beginning.
  14. "Triple BLANK", alliance of central powers.
  15. Name of revolt instigated by Arab nationalists.
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  1. Last name of U.S. President during WW1.
  2. Island territory claimed by Turkey and Greece.
  3. Railroad blown up during Arab Revolt.
  4. Capital of Ottoman Empire.
  5. "Triple BLANK", alliance of allied powers.
  6. Last sultan of Ottoman Empire.
  7. Larger of two countries promised to France.
  8. Name of Russian Czar overthrown during war.
  9. Nation thrown into conflict with Israel.
  10. "Army of BLANK" Ottoman force trying to form Muslim army.
  11. Name of treaty that ended war with Germany.
  12. Lord admiral and scapegoat for Gallipoli.
  13. Name of Genocide that Turkey denies to this day.
  14. Last name of Bolshevik leader who overthrew Czar during WW1.
  15. Port city taken during Arab nationalist revolt.

30 Clues: Holiest city in Islam. • Capital of Ottoman Empire. • Founding ideology of Turkey. • Last name of Zionist founder. • Last sultan of Ottoman Empire. • Strip between Israel and Egypt. • King who was promised greater Syria. • Railroad blown up during Arab Revolt. • Holy city invaded by British on foot. • Last name of U.S. President during WW1. • ...

The Amazing Ancient Middle East 2015-01-23

The Amazing Ancient Middle East crossword puzzle
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  1. To write on clay tablets, the people of Mesopotamia would have used a writing device known as what
  2. Led the world’s first empire
  3. The land between two rivers is known as this region
  4. A way of supplying water to an area of land (dug canals, built up the river banks, etc.) This process helped to create division of labor.
  5. Egyptians writing on tombs is described as what
  6. of the Nile The term used for the Nile River which meant that it brought great resources to the people of Egypt
  7. of Labor Specializing in certain jobs which makes societies more efficient and productive
  8. Tutankhamen Ruled Egypt as a very young age and was known for the vast treasure he had in his tomb
  9. The world’s first system of writing was seen in Mesopotamia. This wedge-shaped writing stylus was known by this term
  10. The kings of Egypt who were known to be the gods on earth
  11. Rosetta stone A Egyptian stone that was found with writing on it in 3 different languages
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  1. A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks that are left behind when the rivers in Mesopotamia flood each year
  2. and Euphrates The two rivers that are boundaries for Mesopotamia
  3. code A set of 282 laws that governed Babylonian society
  4. Through this process Egyptians persevered the body of the Pharaohs so they could have a pleasant after life
  5. Worshipping many gods
  6. 90% of Egypt was made up of this climate
  7. The Akkadian Empire was taken over by the Babylonians. The Babylonians were led by what ruler
  8. Reeds This resource was located along the Nile River and helped with making clothes
  9. These structures were built to honor the Pharaohs in Ancient Egypt
  10. Crescent An area of fertile farmland located between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea

21 Clues: Worshipping many gods • Led the world’s first empire • 90% of Egypt was made up of this climate • Egyptians writing on tombs is described as what • The land between two rivers is known as this region • code A set of 282 laws that governed Babylonian society • The kings of Egypt who were known to be the gods on earth • ...

Geography of the Middle East 2016-03-17

Geography of the Middle East crossword puzzle
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  1. the most common religion in the Middle East and North Afirca; based on the teachings of Muhammad and stresses belief in one god (Allah); means "submission"
  2. the writing of the Egyptians
  3. country where Judaism and Christianity was birthed
  4. cradle of civilization which grew up along the Nile River; remembers today for their pyramids and mummies
  5. first king of Israel; went crazy and tried to kill David
  6. the event in which Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt
  7. wedge-shaped writing invented by the Mesopotamians
  8. historically important rivers in Mesopotamia flowing southeastward from Turkey to the Persian Gulf
  9. a peninsula in the northern-most part of the Middle East; bordered by the Black Sea to the north and the Mediterranean and Aegean Sea to the west
  10. the triangular-shaped mouth of a river where sediment builds up
  11. salt lake in Israel and Jordan; lowest point on Earth not covered by ocean water
  12. one of the Five Pillars of Islam; Muslims must do this five times a day facing Mecca
  13. one of the Five Pillars of Islam; abstinence (not partaking in something) from food during the day in the month of Ramadan
  14. the most important resource in the Middle East
  15. the most holy book of Islam
  16. third king of Israel; wise and rich rule who wrote many Proverbs; worshiped the foreign gods of his wives
  17. one of the Five Pillars of Islam; money given to the poor
  18. a person who follows Islam
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  1. a triangular peninsula in Asia belonging to Egypt which serves as a land bridge between Europe and Asia; bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south
  2. one of the Five Pillars of Islam; journey to Mecca which every Muslim must take at least once in their life if they are able
  3. one of the earliest written law codes, written by a Babylonian king
  4. soil, rock, and other material carried by erosion
  5. one of the Five Pillars of Islam; the declaration of faith: "There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet."
  6. the fathers of Israel: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
  7. acts of worship required of all Muslims: declaration of faith, prayer, alms, fasting, and pilgrimage
  8. cradle of civilization which grew up along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; means "[land] between the rivers"
  9. the largest hot desert in the world; makes up most of North Africa
  10. region of Southwest Asia and Egypt; the region generally has a warm, dry climate; includes countries such as Iraq, Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, etc.
  11. (A.D. 570-632) Arab prophet who founded Islam and gained political and religious power in Arabia
  12. large, desert peninsula in the Middle East; between the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Arabian Sea
  13. second king of Israel; killed Goliath and wrote many Psalms
  14. military leaders who saved the Jews from their neighboring enemies before Israel had a king
  15. the longest river in the world; has its source near the equator and its delta in Egypt, emptying into the Mediterranean Sea

33 Clues: a person who follows Islam • the most holy book of Islam • the writing of the Egyptians • the most important resource in the Middle East • the fathers of Israel: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob • soil, rock, and other material carried by erosion • country where Judaism and Christianity was birthed • wedge-shaped writing invented by the Mesopotamians • ...

Middle East Extra Credit Crossword 2022-11-08

Middle East Extra Credit Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Israel was created out of this former British territory.
  2. A group of people who are from the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East.
  3. A person believed to be a prophet who was given the 10 Commandments.
  4. Jewish country located in the Middle East.
  5. Israel was created after this event in World War Two.
  6. The Israelis and many Arab nations went to _____ in 1948.
  7. In World War ____, Hitler did many bad things.
  8. A belief in one God or Goddess.
  9. The founder of Christianity.
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  1. Christian holy book.
  2. The __________ Nations helped set up Israel in 1947/1948.
  3. Hebrew Bible.
  4. Christianity is the __________ religion in the world.
  5. The Old and _____ Testament make up the Christian Bible.
  6. The followers of Judaism are known as _______.
  7. There are 2.1 ___________ Christians in the world.
  8. The language of the followers of Judaism.
  9. This holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus.
  10. This religion branched off of Judaism.
  11. The person who is thought to be the founder of Judaism.
  12. Jesus was convicted of treason under _________ law.

21 Clues: Hebrew Bible. • Christian holy book. • The founder of Christianity. • A belief in one God or Goddess. • This religion branched off of Judaism. • The language of the followers of Judaism. • Jewish country located in the Middle East. • This holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus. • The followers of Judaism are known as _______. • In World War ____, Hitler did many bad things. • ...

Middle East Menu of activites 2022-10-26

Middle East Menu of activites crossword puzzle
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  1. Ruled by one person
  2. an ancient holy city located in Israel
  3. an area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.
  4. the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
  5. a canal in NE Egypt, cutting across the Isthmus of Suez and connecting the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.
  6. a group of people, especially traders or pilgrims, traveling together across a desert in Asia or North Africa.
  7. a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
  8. the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.
  9. Voting, canvassing for a political candidate, signing a petition, and signing one's taxes.
  10. the natural occurring development or body of water that separates and detaches as area from others.
  11. the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.
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  1. movement from one part of something to another.
  2. materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.
  3. the monotheistic religion of the Jewish people.
  4. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
  5. governed by a dictator.
  6. country in the middle east.
  7. the unequal distribution of income and opportunity between different groups in society.
  8. a fertile spot in a desert, where water is found.
  9. the building where a Jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction.
  10. a place regarded as a center for a specified group, activity, or interest.
  11. the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices.
  12. the world's largest embankment dam located in Egypt.

23 Clues: Ruled by one person • governed by a dictator. • country in the middle east. • an ancient holy city located in Israel • movement from one part of something to another. • the monotheistic religion of the Jewish people. • a fertile spot in a desert, where water is found. • the doctrine or belief that there is only one God. • ...

Africa and the Middle East 2024-01-08

Africa and the Middle East crossword puzzle
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  1. An ancient Israelite king
  2. An exchange of goods/products between people
  3. A holy city of Islam
  4. A caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age
  5. The capital of modern Iraq
  6. The most spoken language in the Middle East
  7. A large desert in North Africa
  8. A place of worship for Muslims
  9. A Muslim empire in West Africa
  10. The sacred book of Islam
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  1. A resource that enriched Africa
  2. The most important city of Islamic Spain
  3. Host of the 2022 World Cup
  4. The Medieval Arabic name for Spain
  5. An important sea between Europe and Africa
  6. 90% of Muslims follow this branch of Islam
  7. The ancient name for Ethiopia
  8. The title given to Muhammed's successor
  9. A caliphate that spread Arabic and Islam
  10. A branch of Islam mainly in Iran

20 Clues: A holy city of Islam • The sacred book of Islam • An ancient Israelite king • Host of the 2022 World Cup • The capital of modern Iraq • The ancient name for Ethiopia • A large desert in North Africa • A place of worship for Muslims • A Muslim empire in West Africa • A resource that enriched Africa • A branch of Islam mainly in Iran • The Medieval Arabic name for Spain • ...

Unit 2 Middle East Crossword 2024-02-28

Unit 2 Middle East Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. - Small set of letters or symbols, each of which stands for a single sound.
  2. - A set of comments or a record discussing something.
  3. - Representing the best
  4. - Fairness or fair treatment for everyone.
  5. - To make a gain.
  6. - Having to do with a single person or thing.
  7. - Religious teachers
  8. - Soldiers who fight while riding horses.
  9. - Separation from one's homeland.
  10. - trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money.
  11. - Communities of Jews living outside of their ancient homeland.
  12. - The belief that there is only one God
  13. - Money that is used as a medium of exchange, usually bills or coins.
  14. - Collection of oral teachings and commentaries about the Hebrew Bible and Jewish law.
  15. - States containing several countries or territories.
  16. Army - A permanent army of professional soldiers.
  17. of Law - The idea that all members of a society must obey the law. This idea is a key part of modern democratic principle.
  18. - Forced to do something
  19. - Consists of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.
  20. - An order to do something.
  21. - Acting or living in a way that is ethically right and obeys God's laws.
  22. - Good or service sold within a country that is produced in another country.
  23. Diffusion - The spreading of cultural traits, such as goods and ideas, from one culture to another, or within one culture.
  24. - The belief in more than one god.
  25. - Escape of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt
  26. (Hebrew) - A leader who rallied the Israelites to defend their land.
  27. - A carved stone slab or pillar that stands on end.
  28. - Group organized for a purpose
  29. - Separate or different.
  30. - To order the creation of.
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  1. - Binding agreement.
  2. - The art of steering a ship or mode of transportation from place to place.
  3. - Good or service produced within a country and sold outside the country's
  4. - To decide against, turn away.
  5. - After a time.
  6. - Temples built by Sumerians to honor the gods and goddesses they worshiped.
  7. - A person believed to be chosen by God as a messenger to bring the truth to the people.
  8. - To control or strongly influence
  9. - A weekly day of rest. This belief is basic to Judaism and is found in the ten commandments.
  10. - To improve
  11. Trait - An idea or way of doing things that is common in a certain culture.
  12. - To supply water to crops. People dug Irrigation canals to bring water from rivers to farms.
  13. - A system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for words, Ideas, or sounds.
  14. - Area ruled by a distant colony.
  15. - To gain in wealth.
  16. - Independent state that works with other states to achieve a shared military or political goal.
  17. - Payment made to show loyalty to a stronger power, but the amount of tribute was often set by the ruler.
  18. - Jewish meeting place of worship.
  19. - independent political unit that includes a city and the surrounding territory.
  20. - ideas of right and wrong.
  21. - More than enough; plentiful
  22. Code - A set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire.

52 Clues: - To improve • - After a time. • - To make a gain. • - Binding agreement. • - Religious teachers • - To gain in wealth. • - Representing the best • - Forced to do something • - Separate or different. • - ideas of right and wrong. • - An order to do something. • - To order the creation of. • - More than enough; plentiful • - To decide against, turn away. • - Group organized for a purpose • ...

Southeast Asia (The Middle East) 2024-09-24

Southeast Asia (The Middle East) crossword puzzle
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  1. The migration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina
  2. A form of government led by religious leaders
  3. Ethnic group primarily found in Iraq, Turkey, and Iran
  4. Historical title for a ruler, often in the Islamic world
  5. Historical site and important ancient city in modern Iraq
  6. A dry, barren area with little rainfall
  7. A valuable resource, often mined in ancient times
  8. Ancient city known for its trade and culture
  9. The ancient civilization known for cuneiform writing
  10. Peninsula home to Saudi Arabia
  11. The holy city for Muslims, located in Saudi Arabia
  12. Country where the ancient city of Babylon was located
  13. A river that flows through Iraq
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  1. A large, important city in ancient Persia
  2. Major routes where cultures and ideas spread
  3. The main branch of Islam that recognizes the caliphate
  4. Ancient region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
  5. Region that includes the territories of Israel and Palestine
  6. Routes used for commerce and trade in ancient times
  7. Ancient Sumerian city known for its ziggurat

20 Clues: Peninsula home to Saudi Arabia • A river that flows through Iraq • A dry, barren area with little rainfall • A large, important city in ancient Persia • Major routes where cultures and ideas spread • Ancient city known for its trade and culture • Ancient Sumerian city known for its ziggurat • A form of government led by religious leaders • ...

A Women is No Man 2023-04-28

A Women is No Man crossword puzzle
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  1. Holy Land in the Middle East
  2. When people hurts others
  3. Female human being
  4. When someone speaks
  5. Longing for home
  6. Main character
  7. Religions book for Islam
  8. Reading
  9. Young women
  10. Adam's dad
  11. Middle Eastern spice blend
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  1. Wedded
  2. Brew
  3. Big City
  4. Second generation
  5. Main characters dad
  6. Prayer
  7. meaning shut up
  8. Someone who leaves home
  9. Writing on paper

20 Clues: Brew • Wedded • Prayer • Reading • Big City • Adam's dad • Young women • Main character • meaning shut up • Longing for home • Writing on paper • Second generation • Female human being • When someone speaks • Main characters dad • Someone who leaves home • When people hurts others • Religions book for Islam • Middle Eastern spice blend • Holy Land in the Middle East

8th Grade Geography Midterm Review 2025-01-09

8th Grade Geography Midterm Review crossword puzzle
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  1. A country in the Middle East that has had a long, difficult war.
  2. A person who leaves their home country because it is not safe to live there anymore.
  3. A sentence Muslims say to show their belief in one God and that Muhammad is His prophet.
  4. A global soccer (football) tournament held every four years.
  5. Negative feelings or actions against Jewish people.
  6. A time when many people in Arab countries protested for more freedom and better governments.
  7. A famous trade route where people bought and sold goods like silk, spices, and gold, connecting Asia, Europe, and Africa.
  8. When countries use big sports events to make their image look better to the world.
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  1. A religion followed by Muslims, believing in one God, called Allah.
  2. A country in the Middle East, important in Jewish history and religion.
  3. A country in the Middle East known for deserts and oil, where Mecca is located.
  4. A group of people with a shared culture and history but no country of their own, like the Kurds.
  5. A region in the Middle East where many Arabs live and hope for their own country.
  6. A holy city in Saudi Arabia where Muslims go for the Hajj.
  7. A special trip Muslims take to Mecca; it’s one of their most important acts of worship.

15 Clues: Negative feelings or actions against Jewish people. • A holy city in Saudi Arabia where Muslims go for the Hajj. • A global soccer (football) tournament held every four years. • A country in the Middle East that has had a long, difficult war. • A religion followed by Muslims, believing in one God, called Allah. • ...

Gavin’s 9th Birthday Puzzle 2022-11-17

Gavin’s 9th Birthday Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Mascot of East High
  2. Right Fielder for Rockies
  3. Birthplace of Addie&Gavin
  4. Mascot of the Rockies
  5. Adelaide’s Middle Name
  6. Joan’s Middle Name
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  1. Gavin’s street
  2. Bob’s Nickname
  3. Governor of Colorado
  4. President of USA
  5. Birthplace of Hillary
  6. Randy’s Middle Name
  7. Gavin’s Middle Name

13 Clues: Gavin’s street • Bob’s Nickname • President of USA • Joan’s Middle Name • Mascot of East High • Randy’s Middle Name • Gavin’s Middle Name • Governor of Colorado • Birthplace of Hillary • Mascot of the Rockies • Adelaide’s Middle Name • Right Fielder for Rockies • Birthplace of Addie&Gavin

Srossword of the Middle East 2015-01-16

Srossword of the Middle East crossword puzzle
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  1. Sea The opposite of White Sea.
  2. Fight with more than threats.
  3. Mountains Mountain's located in Iran and Iraq .
  4. Sea A sea that Cyprus is located in.
  5. A type of land that is very dry and hardly gets any perspiration.
  6. Sea A sea located North of Iran.
  7. Herding A type of herding found in about every country .
  8. Sea A sea that boarders Africa's horn and borders Yemen.
  9. The main religion in the Middle East.
  10. A country that has the last name of a famous basketball player with the first name as Michael .
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  1. An island found in the Mediterranean Sea.
  2. The capital of Oman.
  3. A type of meat.
  4. Gulf A gulf found North of Iran.
  5. A country that is part of Europe and Asia.
  6. A type of land that is completely grass with a few shrubs or bushes here or there.
  7. A country with 35 sand covered islands in the Persian Gulf.
  8. A country located in the Persian Gulf.
  9. Sea A sea that is located by Kazakhstan.
  10. A country that the capital is Baghdad.

20 Clues: A type of meat. • The capital of Oman. • Fight with more than threats. • Sea The opposite of White Sea. • Gulf A gulf found North of Iran. • Sea A sea located North of Iran. • Sea A sea that Cyprus is located in. • The main religion in the Middle East. • A country located in the Persian Gulf. • A country that the capital is Baghdad. • Sea A sea that is located by Kazakhstan. • ...

Ancient Middle East Test Review 2019-11-20

Ancient Middle East Test Review crossword puzzle
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  1. led Hebrews out of the Egyptian slavery
  2. current country that occupies roughly the same space as the ancient Phoenicians
  3. Kushite who ruled over Egypt, then defeated by Assyrians
  4. father of the Hebrew people
  5. Persian king that conquered Egypt
  6. belief in one god
  7. Kushites moved there and became wealthy because of trade
  8. Babylonian king that twice attacked Jerusalem
  9. Phoenician way of life
  10. Phoenician society wasn't united, but lived in separate _________
  11. Used the Ten Thousand Immortals to take the throne
  12. First Persian king to expand the empire
  13. stepson of Hatshepsut that expanded the empire
  14. defeated Meroe
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  1. Persian Empire's Royal Road ran between Sardis in Anatolia to ________ in Persia
  2. lived on Crete and dominated trade in Eastern Mediterranean
  3. Great legacy of Phoenicians
  4. prophet of Persian religion centered around the ideas of good and evil.
  5. Hebrew kingdom in the south
  6. ten hebrew laws
  7. area within what is now called Palestine and Israel
  8. Great Queen of Egypt that encouraged trade
  9. Governors appointed by Darius to oversee the empire
  10. rulers over Egypt between Middle and New Kingdoms
  11. new Hebrew kingdom in the north
  12. 'peace money' paid by a weaker power to a stronger one
  13. first five books of the Hebrew Bible

27 Clues: defeated Meroe • ten hebrew laws • belief in one god • Phoenician way of life • Great legacy of Phoenicians • Hebrew kingdom in the south • father of the Hebrew people • new Hebrew kingdom in the north • Persian king that conquered Egypt • first five books of the Hebrew Bible • led Hebrews out of the Egyptian slavery • First Persian king to expand the empire • ...

G.Curley Ancient Middle East Vocabulary 2021-09-21

G.Curley Ancient Middle East Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the body of laws of a state or nation regulating ordinary private matters, as distinct from laws regulating criminal, political, or military matters.
  2. 18th century b.c. or earlier, king of Babylonia.
  3. The shrivelling of a dead and retained fetus
  4. government by ecclesiastical rulers.
  5. a stone slab, found in 1799 near Rosetta, bearing parallel inscriptions in Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphic, and demotic characters, making possible the decipherment of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.
  6. the laws of a state or country dealing with criminal offenses and their punishments.
  7. a tall, aquatic plant, Cyperus papyrus, of the sedge family, native to the Nile valley: the Egyptian subspecies, C. papyrus hadidii, thought to be common in ancient times, now occurs only in several sites.
  8. a barter economy is a cashless economic system in which services and goods are traded at negotiated rates. Barter-based economies are one of the earliest, predating monetary systems and even recorded history. ... Other examples of alternative economic systems include gift economies, sharing economies and time banks.
  9. a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group:
  10. an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
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  1. government by many bureaus, administrators, and petty officials.
  2. the ancient Babylonians and Assyrians) a temple of Sumerian origin in the form of a pyramidal tower, consisting of a number of stories and having about the outside a broad ascent winding round the structure, presenting the appearance of a series of terraces.
  3. a high official in certain Muslim countries and caliphates, especially a minister of state
  4. a ruler in ancient Egypt.
  5. an agricultural region extending from the Levant to Iraq.
  6. a descent of water over a steep surface; a waterfall, especially one of considerable size.
  7. an economy based on the use of money rather than barter as a means of exchange.
  8. an ancient region in W Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: now part of Iraq.
  9. a form of writing, esp as used in ancient Egypt, in which pictures or symbols are used to represent objects, concepts, or sounds
  10. composed of slim triangular or wedge-shaped elements, as the characters used in writing by the ancient Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and others.

20 Clues: a ruler in ancient Egypt. • government by ecclesiastical rulers. • The shrivelling of a dead and retained fetus • 18th century b.c. or earlier, king of Babylonia. • an agricultural region extending from the Levant to Iraq. • a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group: • government by many bureaus, administrators, and petty officials. • ...

Modern Middle East Extra Credit 2023-12-07

Modern Middle East Extra Credit crossword puzzle
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  1. people originally from the Arabian Peninsula
  2. region we are talking about
  3. Title of Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the new Iran
  4. country invaded by the United States in 2003
  5. Name of the Ayatollah who led the Iranian Revolution
  6. group that attacked Israel setting up the current conflict in Israel/Gaza Strip
  7. government where king/queen has total power
  8. muslims who believe leaders should be the most qualified
  9. religion that the governments of Iran and Afghanistan are based off of
  10. group locked in conflict with Israelis over control of land
  11. muslims who believe leaders should be descendants of Muhammad
  12. group that controls Afghanistan currently
  13. Ethnicity of people from Iran (former name of country)
  14. another continent containing the region we are talking about
  15. religion that Iran and Afghanistan base their government off of
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  1. kind of government that joins together smaller governments
  2. American President during the Iranian Hostage Crisis
  3. one person that is not a monarch has total control
  4. country that America came into conflict with in 2001
  5. one continent containing the region we are talking about
  6. government where king/queen
  7. religion that has the symbol on the Israeli flag
  8. Government ruled directly by the people
  9. country formed for displaced jewish people after the Holocaust
  10. Government based on religion
  11. event in Europe that led to the death of 6 millions Jewish people during WWII
  12. what Iran called their kings
  13. executed in 2006 for crimes against humanity
  14. A representative democracy where people freely choose their leaders that will represent them in government
  15. country that had a revolution in 1979 and took Americans hostage

30 Clues: region we are talking about • government where king/queen • Government based on religion • what Iran called their kings • Government ruled directly by the people • group that controls Afghanistan currently • government where king/queen has total power • people originally from the Arabian Peninsula • country invaded by the United States in 2003 • ...

Religions of the Middle East 2022-11-07

Religions of the Middle East crossword puzzle
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  1. House of worship for Muslims
  2. Hatred, fear, or prejudice against Islam or Muslims
  3. A person who does not have a definite belief about whether God exists or not
  4. Holy month where Muslims fast during daylight hours
  5. Language spoken and written in for Judaism
  6. Giving a sum of money to charity each year
  7. The pilgrimage, or journey, to Mecca
  8. Holy Book of Judaism
  9. Christian holiday celebrating the death and resurrection of Jesus
  10. Prophet who received messages from God and began preaching Islam
  11. Most practiced world religion – 2.3 billion followers
  12. Jewish dietary restrictions about what may or may not be eaten and how food is supposed to be prepared
  13. Praying five times a day facing Mecca
  14. Belief in one god
  15. Place of worship for Christian people
  16. Coming of age party for Jewish boys and girls
  17. Symbol of Judaism
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  1. Place of worship for Jewish people
  2. Oldest Monotheistic religion
  3. 85% of Muslims are from this branch of Islam
  4. When Christians are immersed in water to symbolize a new start
  5. Many types of head covering worn in public by Muslim women
  6. Holy Book of Christianity
  7. Founder of Judaism
  8. Confession of faith (prayer)
  9. A person who believes that God does not exist
  10. Christian Messiah who traveled the Middle East conducting miracles
  11. An organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods
  12. Strict Muslim dietary laws like no ham, bacon, or alcohol; animals must be killed in a certain way
  13. Jewish holiday where a menorah is lit for 8 days to celebrate representing a Jewish victory over the Greeks
  14. 15% of Muslims are from this branch of Islam
  15. Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus
  16. The language the Qur’an is written in
  17. The holy book for Muslims
  18. The Muslim name for ‘God’

35 Clues: Belief in one god • Symbol of Judaism • Founder of Judaism • Holy Book of Judaism • Holy Book of Christianity • The holy book for Muslims • The Muslim name for ‘God’ • Oldest Monotheistic religion • House of worship for Muslims • Confession of faith (prayer) • Place of worship for Jewish people • The pilgrimage, or journey, to Mecca • Praying five times a day facing Mecca • ...

History of the Middle East 2022-10-27

History of the Middle East crossword puzzle
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  1. waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea
  2. individual or group activity addressing issues of public concern
  3. the monarch rules in their own right or powe
  4. located in northeastern Libya
  5. worships jesus and god
  6. belief that there is only one deity
  7. a mountain range, a large canyon, a body of water, or large expanses of climatic differences
  8. building where a Jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction.
  9. movement of people from one place to another with intentions at a new location
  10. ruled by one
  11. an area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.
  12. is the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad
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  1. resources that are found in the environment
  2. the world's oldest monotheistic religion
  3. an organization that was founded in Baghdad, Iraq
  4. a group of people traveling together, often on a trade expedition
  5. Holy book is Quran
  6. unequal distribution of income and opportunity between different groups in society
  7. world's largest embankment dam
  8. the holy land
  9. the unlawful use of violence and intimidation
  10. a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one
  11. where dome of the rock is located

23 Clues: ruled by one • the holy land • Holy book is Quran • worships jesus and god • located in northeastern Libya • world's largest embankment dam • where dome of the rock is located • belief that there is only one deity • the world's oldest monotheistic religion • is the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad • resources that are found in the environment • ...

Empires in the Middle East 2025-11-19

Empires in the Middle East crossword puzzle
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  1. city ruled by Muhammad
  2. members of the Islamic faith
  3. capital of Islamic empire
  4. Byzantine empress
  5. Muslims who follow no caliphs
  6. Muslim leader
  7. type of math developed by Muslims
  8. the newest Abrahamic faith
  9. site of a battle in France
  10. the fourth caliph
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  1. important early Christian city
  2. Byzantine emperor
  3. Islamic scripture
  4. continuation of Eastern Roman Empire
  5. home of Muhammad
  6. art made from colored tiles
  7. founder of Islam
  8. followers of Ali
  9. last name of the first caliph
  10. Muslim name for God

20 Clues: Muslim leader • home of Muhammad • founder of Islam • followers of Ali • Byzantine emperor • Islamic scripture • Byzantine empress • the fourth caliph • Muslim name for God • city ruled by Muhammad • capital of Islamic empire • the newest Abrahamic faith • site of a battle in France • art made from colored tiles • members of the Islamic faith • Muslims who follow no caliphs • ...

Cold War to Middle East 2025-12-10

Cold War to Middle East crossword puzzle
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  1. Title of Iran’s monarch who ruled until 1979.
  2. Ideology the USSR hoped to expand during the Cold War.
  3. Leader who established a theocratic government after 1979.
  4. Region where many residents were displaced after the creation of Israel.
  5. Nation invaded by the Soviet Union in 1979.
  6. Terrorist group that emerged in Afghanistan and carried out multiple attacks.
  7. Extremist group that expanded after the destabilization of Iraq.
  8. Resource that made the Middle East vital for economic and political control.
  9. Major 1979 uprising that overthrew the Shah in Iran.
  10. Month associated with the 2001 attacks on the United States.
  11. Those held for 444 days during the U.S. embassy crisis.
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  1. Iraqi ruler removed from power in 2003.
  2. Fighters supported by the U.S. during the Soviet-Afghan War.
  3. Type of war fought indirectly through another country’s conflict.
  4. Prime minister of Iran who nationalized oil.
  5. Leader of Al-Qaeda until his death in 2011.
  6. Weapons the U.S. believed Saddam Hussein was developing.
  7. U.S. policy meant to stop the spread of communism.
  8. U.S. buildings bombed in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998.
  9. What the U.S. declared a global “war on” after 9/11.
  10. Alliance strengthened during and after the Cold War.
  11. Nation created in 1948, recognized by both the U.S. and USSR.
  12. U.S. destroyer attacked by Al-Qaeda in 2000.
  13. CIA-supported event that removed Mossadegh in 1953.
  14. Country that fought Iran for eight years beginning in 1980.
  15. Group that gained control of Afghanistan after years of instability.

26 Clues: Iraqi ruler removed from power in 2003. • Leader of Al-Qaeda until his death in 2011. • Nation invaded by the Soviet Union in 1979. • Prime minister of Iran who nationalized oil. • U.S. destroyer attacked by Al-Qaeda in 2000. • Title of Iran’s monarch who ruled until 1979. • U.S. policy meant to stop the spread of communism. • ...

NORTH ASIA & MIDDLE EAST 2022-09-23

NORTH ASIA & MIDDLE EAST crossword puzzle
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  1. world no 5 most spoken language
  2. Russian president
  3. Russian currency
  4. Russia climate
  5. Russian main religion
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  1. Egypt ancient building
  2. Middle east most common name
  3. Middle east ethnic
  4. monotheist religion
  5. Russian capital

10 Clues: Russia climate • Russian capital • Russian currency • Russian president • Middle east ethnic • monotheist religion • Russian main religion • Egypt ancient building • Middle east most common name • world no 5 most spoken language

Benchmark Vocabulary Review - Middle East 2015-04-29

Benchmark Vocabulary Review - Middle East crossword puzzle
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  1. An Iranian religion that dates back to ancient times
  2. Name taken by Mustafa Kemal, the founder of modern Turkey, meaning “Father of the Turks”
  3. Discrimination against Jews
  4. Situation when large numbers of educated people migrate out of a country
  5. Self-governing religious community in the Ottoman Empire
  6. A ruler from a traditional ruling family who is the son, daughter, or younger relative of the last ruler
  7. Place were most people live in cities
  8. Concealing, baggy garments worn by many Arab women
  9. A government controlled by one person who has not won a free election
  10. Belief that policies and society should follow Islamic law
  11. Holy book of Islam
  12. Starting a business
  13. Beliefs about what is right and wrong
  14. Persian governor
  15. The raising of plants and animals
  16. Muslims’ political and religious leader
  17. Belief that holy books should be taken literally, word for word
  18. Arabic word meaning “struggle”
  19. Block of rock and soil that makes up Earth’s crust
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  1. The killing of 1.5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in 1915-1918
  2. Narrow body of water that cuts through land, connecting two larger bodies of water
  3. Title for high-ranking Shia Muslim leaders in Iran
  4. A democracy in which parliament chooses the government
  5. The belief in a single God
  6. Tunnel that provides water to Persian villages by bringing water from an aquifer
  7. Persian word for king
  8. Islamic house of worship
  9. A region with good conditions for growing crops that stretches from the Mediterranean coast east through Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) to the Persian Gulf.
  10. Culture with a written language in which people have many different kinds of jobs
  11. A dry area that forms behind a highland that captures rainfall and snow
  12. Hot, dry winds that blow across Iran from west to east
  13. A messenger of God
  14. Religious leader
  15. Removal of salt from seawater
  16. Religious wars in which Christian soldiers from Europe aimed to stop the spread of Islam and to retake control of Palestine, also called the Holy Land
  17. An underground layer where water collects
  18. Iranian legislature

37 Clues: Religious leader • Persian governor • Holy book of Islam • A messenger of God • Starting a business • Iranian legislature • Persian word for king • Islamic house of worship • The belief in a single God • Discrimination against Jews • Removal of salt from seawater • Arabic word meaning “struggle” • The raising of plants and animals • Place were most people live in cities • ...

Middle East Culture Vocabulary Homework 2021-08-11

Middle East Culture Vocabulary Homework crossword puzzle
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  1. Muslim pilgrimage (religious journey) to Mecca, the birthplace of Muhammad at least once in a lifetime (if able).
  2. An ethnic group that lives in the mountainous regions of Southwest Asia; most are Sunni Muslims; Kurds do not have their own state/country.
  3. Ethnic group located in the Middle East and North Africa; language spoken is Arabic.
  4. Faith, Prayer, charity, fast, and hajj
  5. City in Israel considered holy by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
  6. Follower of the religion of Islam.
  7. Belonging to the cultural, racial, religious, or linguistic traditions of a people or country.
  8. A religion that developed out of Judaism and was based on the life and teachings of Jesus.
  9. Religious text/book for the Jewish religion (Judaism), made up of the first 5 books of the Old Testament.
  10. They believe that Mohammad had designated Ali as his successor and spiritual heir.
  11. Religious text/book for the Islamic religion (Islam).
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  1. Belief in one God.
  2. The first monotheist, whose descendants are known as Jews, founder of Judaism.
  3. People who identify closely with a set of beliefs that influence their culture.
  4. A religion that teaches that there is one God and Muhammad is his messenger.
  5. 80%-85% of Muslims are Sunnis. Sunnis believe that Mohammad did not appoint a successor (replacement), and therefore one had to be appointed by the Muslims themselves.
  6. Ethnic group located primarily in Iran (Iran was formally the Persian Empire).
  7. The first monotheistic religion, founded by Abraham, and the followers are called Jews.
  8. Founder of Islam whom Muslims believe to be God’s prophet.
  9. Title used by rulers of the Muslim community from 632-1924.

20 Clues: Belief in one God. • Follower of the religion of Islam. • Faith, Prayer, charity, fast, and hajj • Religious text/book for the Islamic religion (Islam). • Founder of Islam whom Muslims believe to be God’s prophet. • Title used by rulers of the Muslim community from 632-1924. • City in Israel considered holy by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. • ...

Middle East and N Africa 2022-04-06

Middle East and N Africa crossword puzzle
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  1. vegetation in the desert
  2. Site of first civilization
  3. resource that makes this region rich
  4. Egypt is known for these structures
  5. oil producing nation organization
  6. Founder of Judaism
  7. Founder of Islam
  8. Normal climate
  9. God but for Muslims
  10. Islamic holy book
  11. Edge of the Sahara
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  1. Important Jewish and Christian city
  2. Egyptian good, makes comfy sheets
  3. Important Jewish Holiday
  4. longest river in Africa and the world
  5. belief in one god
  6. Holy book of the Jews
  7. Country created for the Jews, cause of a lot of war
  8. Biggest desert in the world
  9. Saltiest sea in the world
  10. One of the five pillars being practiced during Ramadan
  11. Holiest city of Islam

22 Clues: Normal climate • Founder of Islam • belief in one god • Islamic holy book • Founder of Judaism • Edge of the Sahara • God but for Muslims • Holy book of the Jews • Holiest city of Islam • Important Jewish Holiday • vegetation in the desert • Saltiest sea in the world • Site of first civilization • Biggest desert in the world • Egyptian good, makes comfy sheets • ...

Middle East Geography Countries & Cities 2022-09-08

Middle East Geography Countries & Cities crossword puzzle
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  1. Tiny country between Iraq and the Persian Gulf
  2. Capital of Iraq
  3. South of Saudi Arabia and west of Oman
  4. Northwestern city in Saudi Arabia
  5. Capital of Syria
  6. Eastern most country on your map
  7. Tiny country north of Israel
  8. Fought a war with its western neighbor Iraq
  9. Eastern most capital on your map
  10. Capital of Lebanon
  11. Capital of Yemen
  12. Tiny country south of Lebanon and West of Jordan
  13. Island country in the Persian Gulf
  14. Peninsula country in the Persian Gulf that's south of Bahrain
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  1. borders Jordan and Iraq on the south and Turkey on the north
  2. Largest country on the Arabian Peninsula
  3. Capital of Iran
  4. Capital of Israel
  5. Sits between Saudi Arabia and Syria
  6. Southwestern city in Saudi Arabia
  7. Just north of Oman on the Arabian Peninsula
  8. Country that borders Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, and Turkey
  9. Country north of Syria and Iraq
  10. Capital of Jordan
  11. Bordered by Pakistan and Iran
  12. Capital of Saudi Arabia
  13. Country east of Yemen
  14. Capital of Egypt

28 Clues: Capital of Iran • Capital of Iraq • Capital of Syria • Capital of Yemen • Capital of Egypt • Capital of Israel • Capital of Jordan • Capital of Lebanon • Country east of Yemen • Capital of Saudi Arabia • Tiny country north of Israel • Bordered by Pakistan and Iran • Country north of Syria and Iraq • Eastern most country on your map • Eastern most capital on your map • ...

Entree full of Middle East 2021-11-30

Entree full of Middle East crossword puzzle
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  1. heavy shipping traffic takes place here
  2. Kurds did not get their own territory
  3. belief in the same God (or Gods)
  4. country that is 25 miles long and 4-5 miles wide
  5. small land area within Israel
  6. majority live in Iran and are Shia Muslims
  7. hatred of Jews
  8. 2nd largest denomination of Islam
  9. joins the Tigris river
  10. has a Messiah/Savior
  11. main source of water for Israel, Jordan, parts of Syria, and others
  12. movement for the world's Jews to return to a homeland in Zion
  13. followers are called Muslim
  14. begins in Turkey and flows south through Iraq
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  1. group of peopole who share common culture
  2. Palestinians refused to recognize Israel as a nation
  3. in 1948, the UN partitioned Palestinians and Jews into this country
  4. Hussein was captured, tried, and executed
  5. over 6 million Jews were murdered by Hitler's Germany
  6. located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula
  7. Orginazation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
  8. largest denomination of Islam
  9. located at one end of the Persian Gulf
  10. U.S. invaded Afhanistan
  11. connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea
  12. Operation Desert Storm
  13. majority found in Southwest Asia and Northern Africa
  14. located north of the Indian Ocean
  15. followers are called Jews
  16. most live in the mountains of Turkey, Iran, Syria, and Iraq

30 Clues: hatred of Jews • has a Messiah/Savior • Operation Desert Storm • joins the Tigris river • U.S. invaded Afhanistan • followers are called Jews • followers are called Muslim • largest denomination of Islam • small land area within Israel • belief in the same God (or Gods) • 2nd largest denomination of Islam • located north of the Indian Ocean • Kurds did not get their own territory • ...

Conflicts in the Middle East 2025-09-24

Conflicts in the Middle East crossword puzzle
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  1. which country fought a war with Iraq from 1980 to 1988 over oil-rich territory
  2. the Kurdish people were left with vulnerability to extreme __
  3. in 1948, the United Nations partitioned Palestine into this Jewish nation
  4. there is hostility between the Arabs and the ___
  5. what are the Kurds suffering greatly from in Syria today
  6. The Kurds were divided between Iran,Syria,Iraq, & this country
  7. who ruled the Ottoman Empire
  8. the Ottoman Empire was on this side of WWI & lost
  9. which countries were not consulted about the division of the territory
  10. which former Iraqi leader attempted to eliminate his country's Kurdish population
  11. who did not get their own territory when the Europeans partitioned the Middle East
  12. an area where this is constant conflict between Palestinians and Israelis
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  1. which country took control of Syria & others after partitioning
  2. who gave France & Great Britain control of partitioning the Ottoman territory
  3. Great Britain & France quickly drew up new borders because they wanted immediate control of what profits
  4. some ethnic & religious groups got separated & other _ groups were grouped together
  5. the Jews and Muslims fight over the land in Israel because it is _ to both
  6. Iraqi Sunnis are more __ than the Iranian Shiites
  7. borders were drawn that paid no attention to local ____
  8. what did the Ottoman Turks ruthlessly pursue
  9. this country along with many neighboring Arab countries was in conflict with Israel for decades
  10. claims over land led to long periods of conflict and what else in the region
  11. after partitioning, which country was in charge of Jordan,Iraq,& parts of Saudi Arabia
  12. the Ottoman Empire was 6 times this state's size
  13. the Sunni & the Shia Muslims were forced to be together in this one country

25 Clues: who ruled the Ottoman Empire • what did the Ottoman Turks ruthlessly pursue • there is hostility between the Arabs and the ___ • the Ottoman Empire was 6 times this state's size • Iraqi Sunnis are more __ than the Iranian Shiites • the Ottoman Empire was on this side of WWI & lost • borders were drawn that paid no attention to local ____ • ...

Way of the Reaper 2021-11-23

Way of the Reaper crossword puzzle
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  1. A country in the Middle East east of Syria
  2. A military task.
  3. The movement of troops for military action.
  4. "Without warning; without remorse." is this to the sniper's.
  5. Middle East country north of Pakistan.
  6. Person who operates a gun or turret.
  7. The time a service-member spends in a combat area.
  8. An incident of shoot at your own side unintentionally.
  9. Term for the terrorist forces.
  10. Irving's job that got him his nickname.
  11. The abbreviation for when someone is killed in battle.
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  1. Permanent army unit that is divided into smaller groups.
  2. The natural gut feelings you get.
  3. An abbreviation for a type of explosive that is often put in the ground by the Hajis
  4. A military vehicle often used throughout the book to transport people.
  5. A stretch of land often described by its physical features.
  6. Nicholas Irving's nick name as a sniper.
  7. Nicholas Irving was a sniper in this special task force.
  8. The military branch Irving was in.
  9. The author's last name.

20 Clues: A military task. • The author's last name. • Term for the terrorist forces. • The natural gut feelings you get. • The military branch Irving was in. • Person who operates a gun or turret. • Middle East country north of Pakistan. • Irving's job that got him his nickname. • Nicholas Irving's nick name as a sniper. • A country in the Middle East east of Syria • ...

Current Events December Review Pt. 2 2015-12-04

Current Events December Review Pt. 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. From the article, “Middle East Mess”: This Muslim sect makes up the majority of the population and controls the government in Iraq.
  2. Which European nation has agreed to take in 800,000 refugees?
  3. From the article, “The Migrant Crisis”: Most of the migrants arriving in Europe have crossed this body of water:
  4. From the article, “Middle East Mess: The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is a radical ____________ group(Muslim sect).
  5. For migrants, the main benefit of receiving _________, is that it allows them to stay in Europe permanently.
  6. From the article, “The Migrant Crisis”: Many of the migrants arriving in Europe have been fleeing a civil war in _________.
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  1. From the article, “Middle East Mess: ISIS’s main goal is to establish a strict Islamic state, or a ___________, in the Middle East without regard to present-day borders.
  2. From the article, “Tambora”: a horseshoe-shaped string of roughly 450 volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean is a region also known as the _________________.
  3. These people are profiting from the wave of migrants fleeing the Middle East and Africa by charging money for their services.
  4. This week, the U.S. announced that a new strike force would be deployed to what Middle Eastern country, further increasing the American military presence there?
  5. Despite recent attacks in their country, ___________ still plans to accept refugees from Syria.
  6. From the article, “The Migrant Crisis”: Which European nation is building a wall to keep migrants out?
  7. From the article, “Tambora”: Mount Tambora, located in ______________, erupted in 1815 causing a three-year climate crisis across the globe.
  8. A fighter jet from what country recently shot down a Russian warplane near the border of Turkey and Syria?

14 Clues: Which European nation has agreed to take in 800,000 refugees? • Despite recent attacks in their country, ___________ still plans to accept refugees from Syria. • From the article, “The Migrant Crisis”: Which European nation is building a wall to keep migrants out? • ...

ARAB SPRING 2023-03-15

ARAB SPRING crossword puzzle
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  1. One factor that caused the Arab Spring. Lack of work/jobs.
  2. A series of political and social movements in northern Africa and the Middle East in 2010 and 2011.
  3. One holding complete autocratic control; a person with unlimited governmental power.
  4. Tunisian street vendor whose self-immolation after being harassed by municipal officials catalyzed the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia and helped inspire a wider pro-democracy protest movement in the Middle East and North Africa known as the Arab Spring.
  5. Type of government that protestors wanted to replace the authoritarian governments.
  6. Dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people (such as government officials or police officers)
  7. A war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country. These occurred in countries such as Syria, Lenoanon, and Libya following the Arab spring.
  8. Phrase or idiom that means “How much” or “To what degree”.
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  1. Played an important role in spreading the Arab Spring from Tunisia to other countries in the Middle East.
  2. A condition where water demand exceeds available water supply. Water __________ .
  3. Country where the Arab Spring began.
  4. Another way to describe the Middle East region.
  5. A government, especially an authoritarian one.
  6. Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty.
  7. A household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.
  8. The Arab Spring was a series of pro-democracy uprisings that enveloped several largely __________ countries, including Tunisia, Morocco, Syria, Libya, Egypt and Bahrain.
  9. An overthrow or total change of government.
  10. The act of objecting or a gesture of disapproval, such as to a government.

18 Clues: Country where the Arab Spring began. • An overthrow or total change of government. • A government, especially an authoritarian one. • Another way to describe the Middle East region. • One factor that caused the Arab Spring. Lack of work/jobs. • Phrase or idiom that means “How much” or “To what degree”. • ...

Middle East Social Studies Review 2013-11-04

Middle East Social Studies Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Valuable Metal.
  2. God of Earth and Water.
  3. A plant used to make paper.
  4. A mountain shaped temple with a pyramid shaped base and a shrine.
  5. the river that floats through Egypt.
  6. The mummy was then placed in a decorated coffin called a ______________________.
  7. A dead persons body usually wrapped in bandages.
  8. The Hanging Garden of ______________.
  9. Covers the desert.
  10. Someone who can write in Ancient Egypt.
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  1. At the top of the Mesopotamian's social structure.
  2. The Ancient Egyptians easier form of writing.
  3. Dry area with very little rain.
  4. The belief in more than one god.
  5. A 10 year old pharaoh.
  6. Mother Goddess of All Living Things.
  7. The Mesopotamian's writing form.
  8. At the top of the Egyptians social structure.
  9. large tomb built by a pharaoh.
  10. At the bottom of the Mesopotamian's and the Egyptians social structure.

20 Clues: Valuable Metal. • Covers the desert. • A 10 year old pharaoh. • God of Earth and Water. • A plant used to make paper. • large tomb built by a pharaoh. • Dry area with very little rain. • The belief in more than one god. • The Mesopotamian's writing form. • Mother Goddess of All Living Things. • the river that floats through Egypt. • The Hanging Garden of ______________. • ...

Benchmark Vocabulary Review - Middle East 2015-04-29

Benchmark Vocabulary Review - Middle East crossword puzzle
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  1. Persian word for king
  2. Iranian legislature
  3. Starting a business
  4. The killing of 1.5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in 1915-1918
  5. Tunnel that provides water to Persian villages by bringing water from an aquifer
  6. A region with good conditions for growing crops that stretches from the Mediterranean coast east through Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) to the Persian Gulf.
  7. Self-governing religious community in the Ottoman Empire
  8. An Iranian religion that dates back to ancient times
  9. A messenger of God
  10. A ruler from a traditional ruling family who is the son, daughter, or younger relative of the last ruler
  11. The raising of plants and animals
  12. Removal of salt from seawater
  13. Place were most people live in cities
  14. A dry area that forms behind a highland that captures rainfall and snow
  15. Islamic house of worship
  16. The belief in a single God
  17. Muslims’ political and religious leader
  18. Hot, dry winds that blow across Iran from west to east
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  1. Religious wars in which Christian soldiers from Europe aimed to stop the spread of Islam and to retake control of Palestine, also called the Holy Land
  2. An underground layer where water collects
  3. Block of rock and soil that makes up Earth’s crust
  4. A democracy in which parliament chooses the government
  5. Name taken by Mustafa Kemal, the founder of modern Turkey, meaning “Father of the Turks”
  6. Religious leader
  7. Narrow body of water that cuts through land, connecting two larger bodies of water
  8. Persian governor
  9. Arabic word meaning “struggle”
  10. Culture with a written language in which people have many different kinds of jobs
  11. Discrimination against Jews
  12. A government controlled by one person who has not won a free election
  13. Beliefs about what is right and wrong
  14. Belief that holy books should be taken literally, word for word
  15. Situation when large numbers of educated people migrate out of a country
  16. Belief that policies and society should follow Islamic law
  17. Title for high-ranking Shia Muslim leaders in Iran
  18. Holy book of Islam
  19. Concealing, baggy garments worn by many Arab women

37 Clues: Religious leader • Persian governor • A messenger of God • Holy book of Islam • Iranian legislature • Starting a business • Persian word for king • Islamic house of worship • The belief in a single God • Discrimination against Jews • Removal of salt from seawater • Arabic word meaning “struggle” • The raising of plants and animals • Beliefs about what is right and wrong • ...

Middle East Exam Review Crossword 2023-03-06

Middle East Exam Review Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. One of the three major monotheistic religions
  2. One of the rivers in Mesopotamia
  3. Becuase most of the region is in the desert, Middle Eastern countries often lack ________.
  4. The Nile River flood waters helped to ______ the soil so Egypt was able to sustain a civilization.
  5. A religion that believes in only one god
  6. When oil supplies decrease, trade with oil-rich nations will ________.
  7. Decreased trading of oil leads to ______ prices of oil.
  8. The P in OPEC
  9. The end of the Nile, where it meets the sea, is called the Nile River ______.
  10. A religion that believes in many gods
  11. Unlike the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, the Nile River floods have been _________.
  12. Scarcity is when a resource is in _____ ________.
  13. Some countries in the Middle East have an abundance of _____.
  14. To protect oil supplies, countries like the United States sometimes get _______ in conflict in the Middle East.
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  1. When two groups need each other to survive
  2. When Middle Eastern countries sell oil, it is the __________ of those countries that benefits the most.
  3. One of the three major monotheistic religions
  4. The anicent civilization that existed in modern day Iraq
  5. One of the three major monotheistic religions
  6. The area of the world that stretches from Mesopotamia to Egypt
  7. One of the rivers in Mesopotamia
  8. Oil is a major trading _______ of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, and Kuwait
  9. While oil is abundant in some countries, it is very _____ in others.
  10. The ____ River flows through Egypt
  11. The practice of growing crops, or ______, helped civilization grow in Mesopotamia.
  12. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

26 Clues: The P in OPEC • One of the rivers in Mesopotamia • One of the rivers in Mesopotamia • The ____ River flows through Egypt • A religion that believes in many gods • A religion that believes in only one god • When two groups need each other to survive • One of the three major monotheistic religions • One of the three major monotheistic religions • ...

Middle East Vocab Crossword Puzzle 2024-04-17

Middle East Vocab Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The majority muslim sect throughout the Middle East
  2. A ship canal in northeastern egypt
  3. A policy for establishing and developing a national home-land for Jews
  4. A nation governed by another nation on behalf of the League of Nations
  5. A religion originating with Abraham
  6. A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed
  7. countries that experienced Western moderization
  8. Britain controlled after WWI
  9. A muslim empire based in Turkey
  10. A member of a North Afrian, Primarily Muslim people
  11. Mostly Jewish people who live in the Holy Land and named their country Israel
  12. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of patroleum
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  1. an international organization formed after WWI
  2. the majority Muslim sect in Iran
  3. A secret deal to divide the Ottoman Empire after WWI between Britain and France
  4. Country with most oil reserves
  5. British document that promised land in Palestine as home for Jews
  6. Original language of the Jewish people
  7. The primary country in conflict with Israel
  8. This proposition was that where ever there is a majority of Palestine that will be palestinian and where ever there is a majority of Jews that will be Israel
  9. Ethnic group that lives in parts of Iraq and Turkey
  10. A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus
  11. "The Uprising" against Israel by some Palestinians
  12. Arab prophet; founder of a religion
  13. Ethnic group that dominates the Middle East
  14. allowed to become independent after WWI

26 Clues: Britain controlled after WWI • Country with most oil reserves • A muslim empire based in Turkey • the majority Muslim sect in Iran • A ship canal in northeastern egypt • A religion originating with Abraham • Arab prophet; founder of a religion • Original language of the Jewish people • allowed to become independent after WWI • The primary country in conflict with Israel • ...

Religions of the Middle East 2023-02-03

Religions of the Middle East crossword puzzle
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  1. Sacred text in Islam
  2. the worldwide displacement of Jews
  3. Church founded by Henry VIII
  4. Tower where the dead are left
  5. Promised land for Jews
  6. collected sayings of the prophet
  7. the Pentateuch
  8. founder of Zoroastrianism
  9. Letters
  10. British promise for a Jewish homeland
  11. German Jew who stressed modernity
  12. Founder of Islam
  13. holiest place in Islam
  14. the drive for a Jewish homeland
  15. Creed that stated Christian beliefs
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  1. wrote 14 books of the New Testament
  2. the most Orthodox Jews
  3. Father of three major faiths
  4. supreme god in Zoroastrianism Ahura ...
  5. daily prayer in Islam
  6. author of the 95 theses
  7. author of City of God
  8. considered the first pope
  9. religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola
  10. god of evil in Zoroastrianism Angra...
  11. Islamic name for God
  12. Jesus
  13. Forbidden
  14. claimed there were two gods in Christianity
  15. Largest denomination in Islam

30 Clues: Jesus • Letters • Forbidden • the Pentateuch • Founder of Islam • Sacred text in Islam • Islamic name for God • daily prayer in Islam • author of City of God • the most Orthodox Jews • Promised land for Jews • holiest place in Islam • author of the 95 theses • considered the first pope • founder of Zoroastrianism • Father of three major faiths • Church founded by Henry VIII • ...

Middle East Vocab Crossword Puzzle 2024-10-09

Middle East Vocab Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The largest ethnic group within the Middle East
  2. Leader of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War/Iraq War
  3. Branch of Islam; most widely practiced
  4. U.S defense headquarters.
  5. Citizens can only vote for legislature;legislature selects chief executive
  6. War from 1990-1991 that took place when Iraq attacked Kuwait's oil fields
  7. Largest attack on U.S soil
  8. Has more than one house of legislature
  9. Also known as weapons of mass destruction
  10. The legislature in Israel
  11. President of the United Sates during the War on Terror
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  1. Al-Qaeda attacks world trade center;beginning of Afghanistan War/War on Terror
  2. Terrorist group that took over Afghanistan
  3. Beginning of the Iraq War
  4. Most globally practiced religion;believes Jesus is the prophet/messiah
  5. One person holds absolute power
  6. Chief executive is a king, Sultan, or other ruler
  7. Freedom of religion, press, speech, etc
  8. Afghan terrorist group that invaded the U.S on September eleventh, two thousand one
  9. Leader o the Al-Qaeda
  10. The main religion practiced in the Middle East
  11. Accepted as Christianity's old testament
  12. Citizens can vote for legislature and chief executives
  13. Branch of Islam
  14. President of the United States during the Persian Gulf War
  15. Middle Eastern ethnic group

26 Clues: Branch of Islam • Leader o the Al-Qaeda • Beginning of the Iraq War • U.S defense headquarters. • The legislature in Israel • Largest attack on U.S soil • Middle Eastern ethnic group • One person holds absolute power • Branch of Islam; most widely practiced • Has more than one house of legislature • Freedom of religion, press, speech, etc • Accepted as Christianity's old testament • ...

Empires of the Middle East 2025-11-19

Empires of the Middle East crossword puzzle
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  1. last name of the first caliph
  2. home of Muhammad
  3. city ruled by Muhammad
  4. founder of Islam
  5. art made from colored tiles
  6. Byzantine empress
  7. Muslims who do not follow a successor of Muhammad
  8. type of math developed by Muslims
  9. Byzantine emperor
  10. Muslim name for God
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  1. the newest Abrahamic faith
  2. capital of the Islamic empire
  3. the fourth caliph
  4. followers of Ali
  5. Muslim leader
  6. continuation of Eastern Roman Empire
  7. Islamic scripture
  8. site of a battle in France
  9. member of the Islamic faith
  10. important early Christian city

20 Clues: Muslim leader • home of Muhammad • founder of Islam • followers of Ali • the fourth caliph • Islamic scripture • Byzantine empress • Byzantine emperor • Muslim name for God • city ruled by Muhammad • the newest Abrahamic faith • site of a battle in France • art made from colored tiles • member of the Islamic faith • last name of the first caliph • capital of the Islamic empire • ...

History of the Middle East 2025-12-01

History of the Middle East crossword puzzle
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  1. Riverinthemiddleeast
  2. groupofasharedreligion
  3. seaofArabia
  4. bankofthewest
  5. fightingoverland
  6. jews
  7. kurdish
  8. Muslim
  9. kurdswantedahomeland
  10. typeofMuslim
  11. groupofsharedethnicity
  12. Canal
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  1. besideSaudiArabia
  2. Invasion
  3. Christians
  4. Riverinthemiddleeast
  5. Arabic
  6. Gulf War
  7. typeofMuslim
  8. helptoiraq
  9. Jewish state
  10. O.P.E.C.
  11. Riverinthemiddleeast
  12. strait in the middle east
  13. Persia
  14. stripofGaza
  15. Gulfofpersia

27 Clues: jews • Canal • Arabic • Persia • Muslim • kurdish • Invasion • Gulf War • O.P.E.C. • Christians • helptoiraq • seaofArabia • stripofGaza • typeofMuslim • Jewish state • Gulfofpersia • typeofMuslim • bankofthewest • fightingoverland • besideSaudiArabia • Riverinthemiddleeast • Riverinthemiddleeast • Riverinthemiddleeast • kurdswantedahomeland • groupofasharedreligion • groupofsharedethnicity • strait in the middle east

PALAISIPAN-348 2021-10-05

PALAISIPAN-348 crossword puzzle
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  1. – malaking armas sa digmaan
  2. – langis
  3. – goiter (sa ingles)
  4. – _______ at rosas
  5. – pasalubong
  6. – dulot ng malakas na bagyo
  7. – Limampu’t tatlo sa Romano
  8. – pagpili ng manunungkulan sa gob.
  9. – alagad ng Diyos
  10. – bansa sa Middle East
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  1. – dinuguan at ____
  2. – tawagan ng mga Pilipino abroad
  3. – miyembro
  4. – patayin ang sunog
  5. – pagkalat ng palay sa mga manok
  6. – kapartner ng pangulo
  7. – North, East, West, South
  8. – Niagara, Hinulugang Taktak
  9. – umalis sa posisyon / pwesto
  10. – nanganak

20 Clues: – langis • – miyembro • – nanganak • – pasalubong • – alagad ng Diyos • – dinuguan at ____ • – _______ at rosas • – patayin ang sunog • – goiter (sa ingles) • – kapartner ng pangulo • – bansa sa Middle East • – North, East, West, South • – malaking armas sa digmaan • – dulot ng malakas na bagyo • – Limampu’t tatlo sa Romano • – Niagara, Hinulugang Taktak • – umalis sa posisyon / pwesto • ...

ANIMALS WITH ORIGINS 2 2025-08-21

ANIMALS WITH ORIGINS 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. (Worldwide) [Marine Mammal] [O] [4]
  2. (Africa) [Herbivore] [W] [10]
  3. (Australia) [Canine] [D] [5]
  4. (North Atlantic & Pacific) [Fish] [S] [6]
  5. (Antarctica) [Marine Mammal] [LS] [12,4]
  6. (Tasmania) [Marsupial] [T D] [16,6]
  7. (South America) [Snake] [A] [8]
  8. (Central & South America) [Bat] [V] [12,3]
  9. (Worldwide) [Bird] [P] [7]
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  1. (Africa & Middle East) [Carnivore] [H] [5]
  2. (North America & Eurasia) [Large Deer] [M] [5]
  3. (Africa & Asia) [Large Mammal] [R] [10]
  4. (South America) [Bird] [T] [6]
  5. (North Pacific) [Marine Mammal] [SO] [8,5]
  6. (South America) [Parrot] [M] [5]
  7. (Madagascar) [Primate] [L] [5]
  8. (Australia & New Guinea) [Flightless Bird] [C] [10]
  9. (Middle East & Africa) [Herbivore] [C] [5]
  10. (Europe, North Africa, Asia) [Mountain Goat] [I] [4]
  11. (Asia) [Primate] [G] [6]

20 Clues: (Asia) [Primate] [G] [6] • (Worldwide) [Bird] [P] [7] • (Australia) [Canine] [D] [5] • (Africa) [Herbivore] [W] [10] • (South America) [Bird] [T] [6] • (Madagascar) [Primate] [L] [5] • (South America) [Snake] [A] [8] • (South America) [Parrot] [M] [5] • (Worldwide) [Marine Mammal] [O] [4] • (Tasmania) [Marsupial] [T D] [16,6] • (Africa & Asia) [Large Mammal] [R] [10] • ...

Midterm review (Middle east) 2023-01-13

Midterm review (Middle east) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Laws that were very male-dominated
  2. Holiest City
  3. Believe that only the most qualified should become the Caliph.
  4. 2nd Holiest city
  5. When you only believe in one God
  6. Eye for an eye
Down
  1. Had a lot of these, mainly oil
  2. This religion believed in Allah and the 5 pillars
  3. When Jordan, Syria, and Egypt all attacked Isreal
  4. Flat and sandy
  5. Successor to the prophet
  6. Believe that only true descendants of Muhammad can become the Caliph.
  7. What the women would wear to cover themselves up
  8. Inner Struggle

14 Clues: Holiest City • Flat and sandy • Inner Struggle • Eye for an eye • 2nd Holiest city • Successor to the prophet • Had a lot of these, mainly oil • When you only believe in one God • Laws that were very male-dominated • What the women would wear to cover themselves up • This religion believed in Allah and the 5 pillars • When Jordan, Syria, and Egypt all attacked Isreal • ...

middle east-Katherine Foreman 2021-12-01

middle east-Katherine Foreman crossword puzzle
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  1. ,What is this ______ like
  2. , climate in the middle east is mostly _______
  3. ,The most dominate language in the middle east
  4. ,solar,hydro power, and geothermal are all _______ energy
  5. ,land lock salt lake between Israel and _______
  6. ,Tropical grasslands,desert scrub,temperate grasslands
  7. ,commercial farming and subsistence farming are all __________ resources
Down
  1. ,rivers, streams,lakes, ponds are fed by ______
  2. ,plains, plateaus and mountains
  3. ,watering of farmland with water drawn from reservoirs or rivers
  4. ,Oceans,seas, gulf of water
  5. ,the dead seas water level drops about ____ feet per year
  6. ,oil, coal, and nuclear are all ________ energy
  7. ,The lowest point on Earth

14 Clues: ,What is this ______ like • ,The lowest point on Earth • ,Oceans,seas, gulf of water • ,plains, plateaus and mountains • , climate in the middle east is mostly _______ • ,The most dominate language in the middle east • ,rivers, streams,lakes, ponds are fed by ______ • ,oil, coal, and nuclear are all ________ energy • ,land lock salt lake between Israel and _______ • ...

Maggie's Middle East Crossword 2022-01-31

Maggie's Middle East Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. how many chapters there are in muslim holy book
  2. chapters in the muslim holy book
  3. how many pillars islam has
  4. the people get a say in their government
  5. give the poor two to two and a half of your savings
  6. reciting muslim profession of faith
  7. second largest religion in the world
Down
  1. pilgrimage to mecca once in your life
  2. how many countries the middle east has
  3. pray five times a day facing Mecca
  4. country that starts with an E
  5. largest city in the middle east
  6. government run by religious leaders
  7. fasting during the month of Ramadan

14 Clues: how many pillars islam has • country that starts with an E • largest city in the middle east • chapters in the muslim holy book • pray five times a day facing Mecca • government run by religious leaders • fasting during the month of Ramadan • reciting muslim profession of faith • second largest religion in the world • pilgrimage to mecca once in your life • ...

Imperialism Crossword 2023-05-01

Imperialism Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The area the countries couldn’t colonize because it already had a Mother Country
  2. The meeting that the countries chose what land they colonized
  3. One reason the British colonized South Africa
  4. Another country that imperialized Africa, SE Asia, and The Middle East
  5. Mother countries do to Africa SE Asia and The Middle East
Down
  1. An Area the British were also able to colonize
  2. The country that would of colonized
  3. What was one continent that got imperialized
  4. Another place the British colonized
  5. The right or ability to strongly influence people or situations
  6. What happened to Africa during Imperialism
  7. What was a country in Europe that imperialized Africa, SE Asia, and the Middle East
  8. Adding more territories to the Mother Country

13 Clues: The country that would of colonized • Another place the British colonized • What happened to Africa during Imperialism • What was one continent that got imperialized • One reason the British colonized South Africa • Adding more territories to the Mother Country • An Area the British were also able to colonize • Mother countries do to Africa SE Asia and The Middle East • ...

Chapter 17 Geography 2022-04-29

Chapter 17 Geography crossword puzzle
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  1. Physical geography of the Middle East was formed by this.
  2. A collective community where labor, housing, and resources are shared.
  3. Transitioning societies in the Middle East are mostly threatened by __________________.
  4. There is a need to maintain strong economies without further endangering the _________________.
  5. Originally from Iran, the ________ have dispersed to parts of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria.
  6. People of the Middle East are ethnically varied by tribe and _____________.
  7. There are limited natural resources including _______.
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  1. _______________ means that adherents to Judaism believe there is only one god.
  2. Greek word that means "to meet together."
  3. Plenty of resources but not much ________.
  4. A dry streambed that fills up with water after rainstorms.
  5. A shrub whose leaves are harvested and chewed as a narcotic.
  6. Muslim women with less of their face showing means that are probably more _________________.
  7. An Islamic worship building.

14 Clues: An Islamic worship building. • Greek word that means "to meet together." • Plenty of resources but not much ________. • There are limited natural resources including _______. • Physical geography of the Middle East was formed by this. • A dry streambed that fills up with water after rainstorms. • A shrub whose leaves are harvested and chewed as a narcotic. • ...

Involvement in the Middle East 2022-12-06

Involvement in the Middle East crossword puzzle
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  1. destoryed during 9/11
  2. religion of the Muslims
  3. the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims
  4. a republic in SW Asia
  5. a person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation
  6. the oil-producing states around the Persian Gulf
  7. One of the original 13 colonies
  8. how trade and technology have made the world into a more connected and interdependent place
  9. terrorist and mass murderer
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  1. New York City Police Department
  2. protects our country's borders
  3. twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City
  4. accident or natural catastrophe
  5. event causing great suffering
  6. a republic in SW Asia, between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf
  7. a republic in central Asia
  8. US defense headquarters
  9. arabic word for "base"
  10. the action or process of maturing
  11. 41st president in the US
  12. political aims

21 Clues: political aims • destoryed during 9/11 • a republic in SW Asia • arabic word for "base" • religion of the Muslims • US defense headquarters • 41st president in the US • a republic in central Asia • terrorist and mass murderer • event causing great suffering • protects our country's borders • New York City Police Department • accident or natural catastrophe • ...

Islam and the Middle East 2019-04-04

Islam and the Middle East crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a religion like that of ancient Greece or Rome, in which more than one god is worshiped.
  2. Stories about what Mohammad did and said. They are meant to guide the behaviour of Muslims.
  3. The month during which Muslims must fast according to the Third Pillar.
  4. A second branch of Islam
  5. A diverse society in which all people are accepted and respected
  6. A holy city for Islam, Christianity and Judaism.
  7. Islamic religious law.
  8. To attack based on religion, race, gender etc.
  9. Worshiping one God.
  10. The leader of the Islamic Empire
  11. A face covering worn by some Muslim women.
  12. The capital of Islamic Spain.
  13. A head scarf worn by some Muslim women.
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  1. The community of believers.
  2. The Muslim holy book.
  3. The capital of the Islamic Empire during the Abbasid Dynasty.
  4. A journey to a sacred place or shrine.
  5. The capital of the Islamic Empire during the Umayyad Dynasty.
  6. The pilgrimage to Mecca.
  7. The belief in multiple gods and goddesses.
  8. Meaning to struggle but can also refer to a military campaign.
  9. A branch of Islam that that supported the first caliph, Abu Bakr.
  10. The birthplace of Islam
  11. A person who leads prayers in a Mosque.
  12. a group of people who are descended from the same ancestor
  13. The journey made by Mohammad and the Umma from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution.
  14. The box in Mecca dedicated to worshiping Allah.

27 Clues: Worshiping one God. • The Muslim holy book. • Islamic religious law. • The birthplace of Islam • The pilgrimage to Mecca. • A second branch of Islam • The community of believers. • The capital of Islamic Spain. • The leader of the Islamic Empire • A journey to a sacred place or shrine. • A person who leads prayers in a Mosque. • A head scarf worn by some Muslim women. • ...

Greece & Middle East Crossword Puzzle 2020-04-02

Greece & Middle East Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What body of water is Greece located near?
  2. What dish contains fava beans in pita bread with raw vegetables?
  3. What dish is made from ground chickpeas?
  4. What holiday follows the fasting month, which a cross between the feasting of Thanksgiving and festivity of Christmas?
  5. What form of holistic healing technique was used by Middle Easterns to cure pain?
  6. What color egg is dyed on the most important Greek holiday?
  7. What occasion do Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset?
  8. What is feared by Middle easterns?
  9. What spice is mostly enjoyed in coffee by the Middle East?
  10. What dish is made out of minced lamb, eggplant, onions, and tomato sauce?
  11. Sesame seeds are crushed to make what?
Down
  1. What country did the Olympics originate?
  2. What is the main religion of Greeks and Greek Americans?
  3. What meat do some Greeks and Middle Easterns prefer?
  4. Arab and Greek families have a strong what type of family?
  5. How many countries make up the Middle East?
  6. What is mixed with thyme to make the Arabic seasoning called za'atar?
  7. What state has the largest concentration of Greek Americans?
  8. What is one food that is extremely important to the Greeks?
  9. What religion do recent Arab immigrants believe in?

20 Clues: What is feared by Middle easterns? • Sesame seeds are crushed to make what? • What country did the Olympics originate? • What dish is made from ground chickpeas? • What body of water is Greece located near? • How many countries make up the Middle East? • What religion do recent Arab immigrants believe in? • What meat do some Greeks and Middle Easterns prefer? • ...

Ancient Middle East Crossword Puzzle 2013-11-05

Ancient Middle East Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. made out of reeds and used to write on
  2. the king Mesopotamia that made a code
  3. mistress of magic
  4. the name of stars grouped together to form signs
  5. god of vegetation and ruler of the under world
  6. the name for watering the land
  7. the number the Egyptians number scale was based on
  8. one of the seven wonders of the ancient world built by Egyptians
  9. the people who invented the wheel
  10. sun god
  11. invention used to get water from the Nile river
  12. a technique used to attach animals to their plows
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  1. oldest and largest stone buildings in the world built by Egyptians
  2. god of mummification
  3. a system of symbols used to represent ideas or objects
  4. the first stone used to make pyramids
  5. a word that meant "words of the gods" in Egyptian
  6. a mountain shaped temple with a pyramid shape base built to house the gods
  7. god of Earth and water
  8. the first metal Mesopotamians used for jewelery
  9. mother goddess of all living things
  10. the number the Mesopotamians mathematic sysem was based on
  11. coin that weighed 180 grains of barely

23 Clues: sun god • mistress of magic • god of mummification • god of Earth and water • the name for watering the land • the people who invented the wheel • mother goddess of all living things • the first stone used to make pyramids • the king Mesopotamia that made a code • made out of reeds and used to write on • coin that weighed 180 grains of barely • ...

Ancient Middle East Crossword Puzzle 2013-11-05

Ancient Middle East Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the name for watering the land
  2. the king Mesopotamia that made a code
  3. sun god
  4. the number the Egyptians number scale was based on
  5. the first metal Mesopotamians used for jewelery
  6. the first stone used to make pyramids
  7. mother goddess of all living things
  8. mistress of magic
  9. one of the seven wonders of the ancient world built by Egyptians
  10. god of vegetation and ruler of the under world
  11. oldest and largest stone buildings in the world built by Egyptians
  12. a technique used to attach animals to their plows
Down
  1. god of Earth and water
  2. a mountain shaped temple with a pyramid shape base built to house the gods
  3. a word that meant "words of the gods" in Egyptian
  4. the number the Mesopotamians mathematic sysem was based on
  5. god of mummification
  6. the people who invented the wheel
  7. a system of symbols used to represent ideas or objects
  8. made out of reeds and used to write on
  9. the name of stars grouped together to form signs
  10. invention used to get water from the Nile river
  11. coin that weighed 180 grains of barely

23 Clues: sun god • mistress of magic • god of mummification • god of Earth and water • the name for watering the land • the people who invented the wheel • mother goddess of all living things • the king Mesopotamia that made a code • the first stone used to make pyramids • made out of reeds and used to write on • coin that weighed 180 grains of barely • ...

Benchmark Vocabulary Review - Middle East 2015-04-29

Benchmark Vocabulary Review - Middle East crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The raising of plants and animals
  2. Belief that holy books should be taken literally, word for word
  3. Discrimination against Jews
  4. Block of rock and soil that makes up Earth’s crust
  5. Beliefs about what is right and wrong
  6. Persian governor
  7. A region with good conditions for growing crops that stretches from the Mediterranean coast east through Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) to the Persian Gulf.
  8. A messenger of God
  9. Religious wars in which Christian soldiers from Europe aimed to stop the spread of Islam and to retake control of Palestine, also called the Holy Land
  10. A ruler from a traditional ruling family who is the son, daughter, or younger relative of the last ruler
  11. Place were most people live in cities
  12. An underground layer where water collects
  13. Hot, dry winds that blow across Iran from west to east
  14. Iranian legislature
  15. Belief that policies and society should follow Islamic law
  16. The belief in a single God
  17. Tunnel that provides water to Persian villages by bringing water from an aquifer
  18. Culture with a written language in which people have many different kinds of jobs
Down
  1. Title for high-ranking Shia Muslim leaders in Iran
  2. Name taken by Mustafa Kemal, the founder of modern Turkey, meaning “Father of the Turks”
  3. Holy book of Islam
  4. Persian word for king
  5. The killing of 1.5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in 1915-1918
  6. Muslims’ political and religious leader
  7. Arabic word meaning “struggle”
  8. A democracy in which parliament chooses the government
  9. Starting a business
  10. An Iranian religion that dates back to ancient times
  11. Narrow body of water that cuts through land, connecting two larger bodies of water
  12. Situation when large numbers of educated people migrate out of a country
  13. Religious leader
  14. Removal of salt from seawater
  15. Self-governing religious community in the Ottoman Empire
  16. Islamic house of worship
  17. A dry area that forms behind a highland that captures rainfall and snow
  18. A government controlled by one person who has not won a free election
  19. Concealing, baggy garments worn by many Arab women

37 Clues: Persian governor • Religious leader • Holy book of Islam • A messenger of God • Starting a business • Iranian legislature • Persian word for king • Islamic house of worship • The belief in a single God • Discrimination against Jews • Removal of salt from seawater • Arabic word meaning “struggle” • The raising of plants and animals • Beliefs about what is right and wrong • ...

Maps of the Middle East 2022-04-11

Maps of the Middle East crossword puzzle
Across
  1. minority group in southeast Iran
  2. much of the ME is newly under ____-rule
  3. Arab _____ Uprisings
  4. the only ME country never conquered by Europe
  5. Sykes-Picot
  6. majority group in the ME
  7. Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979
  8. city where ethnic cleansing took place
  9. ethnic group, often a minority in ME countries
  10. a community and religion
  11. country with the largest Muslim population
  12. Lebanese militant group
  13. there are many _________ in the West Bank
  14. access to this allows for a global connection
  15. the UN mapped out this Jewish state in 1947
  16. "tradition" in Arabic
  17. big source of Taliban funding
  18. "zones of _________"
Down
  1. peninsula
  2. dilemma between Israel and Iran
  3. major ME export
  4. first ruler of the Ottoman Empire
  5. language in Saudi Arabia
  6. Strait of ______
  7. shifting borders of control with Iraq
  8. ruler of the global Islamic community
  9. the Israel-Palestine conflict is a _____ issue
  10. line drawn separating Pashtun population
  11. large populations in Afghanistan and Pakistan
  12. Libya's capital
  13. a "mystery religion"
  14. land Israel gave back as part of a peace deal
  15. important bodies of water in ME history
  16. The _______ crescent
  17. semi-nomadic ethnic minority group
  18. Canal in Egypt
  19. an extremist group based in Iraq
  20. eastern Mediterranean

38 Clues: peninsula • Sykes-Picot • Canal in Egypt • major ME export • Libya's capital • Strait of ______ • Arab _____ Uprisings • a "mystery religion" • The _______ crescent • "zones of _________" • eastern Mediterranean • "tradition" in Arabic • Lebanese militant group • language in Saudi Arabia • majority group in the ME • a community and religion • big source of Taliban funding • ...

Middle East Mapping Crossword Puzzle 2024-02-15

Middle East Mapping Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Large body of water east of the Caucusus Mountains
  2. One of two rivers that flow through Mesopotamia
  3. City in Iran just south of the Caspian Sea
  4. Tiny island country located in the Persian Gulf
  5. Country just north of Pakistan
  6. Vegetation that makes up most of the region
  7. Large city in central Iraq
  8. Largest city in Turkey
  9. Name of the Sea that lies south of the region
  10. Mountain range that covers most of western Iran
  11. Country located on the Anatolia Plateau
  12. The _______ Gulf lies between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran
  13. Very small country just north of Israel
  14. Country just west of Iraq
  15. Pakastani city located on the Arabian Sea
  16. Large peninsula that makes up the southwest part of the region
  17. Island country south of Turkey
Down
  1. Physical feature on the far northeast part of the region
  2. Small country bordering the Mediterranean Sea
  3. Country that makes up most of the Arabian Peninsula
  4. Mountain Range between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea
  5. Country between Afghanistan and Iraq
  6. Plateau that makes up most of the country of Turkey
  7. Small country located in the Caucusus Mountains
  8. Country west of Oman
  9. Capital of Syria
  10. Name of the region that contains the Tigris and Euphartes Rivers
  11. Resource that is very common around the Persian Gulf
  12. Country north of Saudi Arabia and south of Iraq
  13. Large body of water north of the Anatolian Plateau
  14. The Empty Quarter
  15. Body of water that lies 1,349 feet below sea level
  16. One of two rivers that flow through Mesopotamia
  17. Country that is home to K2, the world's second highest mountain
  18. Country east of Yemen

35 Clues: Capital of Syria • The Empty Quarter • Country west of Oman • Country east of Yemen • Largest city in Turkey • Country just west of Iraq • Large city in central Iraq • Country just north of Pakistan • Island country south of Turkey • Country between Afghanistan and Iraq • Country located on the Anatolia Plateau • Very small country just north of Israel • ...

Middle East/Central Asia Vocab 2024-04-17

Middle East/Central Asia Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jews in Palestine.
  2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum.
  3. A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed. Followers are called Muslims.
  4. Original language of the Jewish people and that of their sacred books.
  5. A religion with a belief in one god. It originated with Abraham and the Hebrew people. Yahweh.
  6. the majority Muslim sect in Iran
  7. Secret deal to divide the Ottoman Empire after WWI between Britain and France
  8. A nation governed by another nation on behalf of the League of Nations.
  9. Ethnic group that lives in parts of Iraq and Turkey. They of ten suffer persecution in both countries, and are currently under the protection of the United Nations in Iraq.
  10. A territory in the Middle East on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
  11. This proposition was that where ever there is a majority of Palestine that will be palestinian and where ever there is a Majority of Jews that will be Israel.
  12. country with most oil reserves
  13. and Turkey countries that experienced western modernization Egypt allowed to become independent after WWI
  14. A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old and New Testament.Jesus is savior.
  15. A Muslim empire based in Turkey that lasted from the 1300's to 1922.
Down
  1. In the 1980s, the Israeli government encouraged Jewish movement in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Golan Heights.
  2. British document that promised land in Palestine as homeland for Jews in exchange for Jews help in WWI
  3. of Nations an international organization formed after World War I
  4. A member of a North African, primarily Muslim people living in settled or nomadic tribes from Morocco to Egypt
  5. Britain controlled after WWI
  6. "The Uprising" against Israel by some Palestinians
  7. a militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon.
  8. the majority Muslim sect throughout the Middle East
  9. Canal A ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea
  10. founder of religion of Islam.
  11. ethnic group that dominates the Middle East and Northern Africa.
  12. Mostly Jewish people who live in the Holy Land and named their country Israel.

27 Clues: Britain controlled after WWI • founder of religion of Islam. • country with most oil reserves • the majority Muslim sect in Iran • "The Uprising" against Israel by some Palestinians • the majority Muslim sect throughout the Middle East • ethnic group that dominates the Middle East and Northern Africa. • of Nations an international organization formed after World War I • ...

Unit 5 Middle East Conflict 2023-12-15

Unit 5 Middle East Conflict crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Primary language for many people in the Middle East.
  2. Practice of violence designed to instill fear.
  3. This nation staged a revolution in 1979 that installed an Islamic government.
  4. Palestinian terrorist organization that has power in Gaza.
  5. 1979 event in which Iranian students took 66 American hostages.
  6. Storm. U.S. military operation in 1991 that kicked Iraq's army out of Kuwait.
  7. Only Jewish nation in the Middle East.
  8. The holiest land for Muslims in the world.
  9. Set of fundamentalist Islamic laws that is particularly harsh to women.
Down
  1. Ruling group in Afghanistan.
  2. Oil rich nation that was once led by Saddam Hussein for decades.
  3. In Islam it means "to struggle," but many in the West connect it with terrorism.
  4. Movie based on the Iranian Hostage Crisis.
  5. Religion in most of the Middle East.
  6. Leader and dictator of Iraq until the end of the 2003 Iraq War.
  7. Leader of al-qaeda and responsible for planning and funding the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

16 Clues: Ruling group in Afghanistan. • Religion in most of the Middle East. • Only Jewish nation in the Middle East. • Movie based on the Iranian Hostage Crisis. • The holiest land for Muslims in the world. • Practice of violence designed to instill fear. • Primary language for many people in the Middle East. • Palestinian terrorist organization that has power in Gaza. • ...

Ethnic and Religious groups- Kimberlee Bunch 2020-10-05

Ethnic and Religious groups- Kimberlee Bunch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an ethnic group that wants there own nation
  2. the largest ethnic group in the middle east
  3. an ethnic group that are that mostly live in Iran
  4. islam what some people are in the middle east
  5. group a group that has common heritage
  6. islam what most people are in the middle east
Down
  1. the language an ethnic speaks
  2. the language an ethnic group does
  3. the language an ethnic group speaks
  4. group a group that has a common belief system

10 Clues: the language an ethnic speaks • the language an ethnic group does • the language an ethnic group speaks • group a group that has common heritage • an ethnic group that wants there own nation • the largest ethnic group in the middle east • group a group that has a common belief system • islam what some people are in the middle east • ...

Lugares 2 2018-03-06

Lugares 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. este
  2. gira
  3. navegación
  4. izquierda
  5. opuesto
  6. derecho
  7. espalda
  8. mano derecho
  9. norte
  10. alrededor
  11. perdió
Down
  1. firmar
  2. a través de
  3. algun lado
  4. mano izquierda
  5. oeste
  6. sur
  7. medio
  8. cruzar

19 Clues: sur • este • gira • oeste • medio • norte • firmar • cruzar • perdió • opuesto • derecho • espalda • izquierda • alrededor • navegación • algun lado • a través de • mano derecho • mano izquierda

Arab-Israel Conflict Crossword Puzzle 2024-05-17

Arab-Israel Conflict Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. People live and reach out with one another.
  2. The struggle for self-governance and the freedom from control or the influence of others.
  3. The Government taking control of the private businesses or industries.
  4. Someone's job or a career.
  5. The official order or an authority to do something.
  6. The use of violence and intimidation.
  7. A Jewish Holiday.
Down
  1. The Middle East peace agreement.
  2. The movement of the state of the Jewish people.
  3. The Middle East in the capital of Israel.
  4. The Middle Eastern country in Western Asia.
  5. The country in Asia.
  6. The rebellion against the occupation or an uprising.
  7. A line that separates between the two countries, states, or some of the areas.
  8. The Middle Eastern region that is bordered by Israel and Egypt.

15 Clues: A Jewish Holiday. • The country in Asia. • Someone's job or a career. • The Middle East peace agreement. • The use of violence and intimidation. • The Middle East in the capital of Israel. • People live and reach out with one another. • The Middle Eastern country in Western Asia. • The movement of the state of the Jewish people. • ...

Mini Middle East Crossword 2024-03-17

Mini Middle East Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one thing that spread on trade routes
  2. civilization began here
  3. lifestyle staying in one place
  4. book of the islamic faith
  5. climate type in middle east
  6. river where early civilization began
  7. law influenced by the Islamic faith
Down
  1. US and Middle Eastern both have different ______ of gov
  2. spread to Africa from middle east
  3. river where early civilization began
  4. Revolution where farming began
  5. lifestyle moving from place to place

12 Clues: civilization began here • book of the islamic faith • climate type in middle east • Revolution where farming began • lifestyle staying in one place • spread to Africa from middle east • law influenced by the Islamic faith • river where early civilization began • lifestyle moving from place to place • river where early civilization began • one thing that spread on trade routes • ...

YEAR 2 TERM 4 WEEK 1 2021-03-22

YEAR 2 TERM 4 WEEK 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Worry
  2. Middle
  3. Air
  4. Warm up
  5. Worst
  6. Snake
  7. Sleep
  8. Garage
  9. Letter
  10. Ben
  11. 41-31=
Down
  1. Ruben
  2. Staleness
  3. Sara
  4. Dry
  5. Bend
  6. Ambulance
  7. Hungry
  8. East
  9. Chair
  10. Blue
  11. Tell
  12. Drier

23 Clues: Dry • Air • Ben • Sara • Bend • East • Blue • Tell • Ruben • Worry • Worst • Snake • Sleep • Chair • Drier • Middle • Hungry • Garage • Letter • 41-31= • Warm up • Staleness • Ambulance

Our Life 2013-09-12

Our Life crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Youngest Girl
  2. Faithful Feline
  3. Wife and Mother
  4. Youngest son
  5. First Born
  6. Lawn Home area
  7. Coop Where we met
Down
  1. Where we got married
  2. Loyal Beagle
  3. Our Greatest Gift to Each Other
  4. Middle Girl
  5. Barking Dog
  6. Oldest Son
  7. Husband and Lover
  8. Mother
  9. Autumn's Middle Name

16 Clues: Mother • Oldest Son • First Born • Middle Girl • Barking Dog • Loyal Beagle • Youngest son • Youngest Girl • Lawn Home area • Faithful Feline • Wife and Mother • Husband and Lover • Coop Where we met • Where we got married • Autumn's Middle Name • Our Greatest Gift to Each Other

Abbie Dalton 2021-12-01

Abbie Dalton crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where do most people in the Middle East live
  2. the watering of farmland
  3. floods, mud slides, earthquakes, and droughts
  4. dominant religion
  5. solar,wind,hydro-power,biomass,geothermal
  6. It is cooler than the rest of the Middle East region.It receives more rain.It has grasslands and forest areas
  7. arid (dry)
  8. mostly desert, desert scrub, or grassland, with some forest areas in the north
Down
  1. oceans, seas, and gulfs
  2. more people
  3. oil,coal,natural gas,nuclear
  4. not all flat
  5. dominant language
  6. water drawn from reservoirs or rivers
  7. oil
  8. rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds

16 Clues: oil • arid (dry) • more people • not all flat • dominant language • dominant religion • oceans, seas, and gulfs • the watering of farmland • oil,coal,natural gas,nuclear • rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds • water drawn from reservoirs or rivers • solar,wind,hydro-power,biomass,geothermal • Where do most people in the Middle East live • floods, mud slides, earthquakes, and droughts • ...

Abbie Dalton 2021-12-01

Abbie Dalton crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where do most people in the Middle East live
  2. the watering of farmland
  3. floods, mud slides, earthquakes, and droughts
  4. dominant religion
  5. solar,wind,hydro-power,biomass,geothermal
  6. It is cooler than the rest of the Middle East region.It receives more rain.It has grasslands and forest areas
  7. arid (dry)
  8. mostly desert, desert scrub, or grassland, with some forest areas in the north
Down
  1. oceans, seas, and gulfs
  2. more people
  3. oil,coal,natural gas,nuclear
  4. not all flat
  5. dominant language
  6. water drawn from reservoirs or rivers
  7. oil
  8. rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds

16 Clues: oil • arid (dry) • more people • not all flat • dominant language • dominant religion • oceans, seas, and gulfs • the watering of farmland • oil,coal,natural gas,nuclear • rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds • water drawn from reservoirs or rivers • solar,wind,hydro-power,biomass,geothermal • Where do most people in the Middle East live • floods, mud slides, earthquakes, and droughts • ...

Islam crossword puzzle 2019-03-06

Islam crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fasting
  2. Throughout
  3. Middle
  4. Founder
  5. musslims
  6. Deity
  7. giving
  8. Pilgrimage
Down
  1. believe
  2. statement
  3. Belief
  4. Worship
  5. Priest
  6. prayers
  7. Scripture

15 Clues: Deity • Belief • Middle • Priest • giving • believe • Fasting • Worship • prayers • Founder • musslims • statement • Scripture • Throughout • Pilgrimage

Aidan Ashley Dec 1 Middle East 2021-12-01

Aidan Ashley Dec 1 Middle East crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The amount of people in a place.
  2. A very dry place with little to no water
  3. The distance of a place North or South.
  4. The dominant religion in Middle East.
  5. River found in North Africa.
  6. The region's most plentiful resource.
  7. The destruction of a forest.
Down
  1. To maintain natural resources.
  2. Long term pattern of weather in an area
  3. Another word for dry.
  4. The dominant language in Middle East.
  5. Where the nile river starts.
  6. non drinkable water source
  7. Drinkable Water.
  8. Spot in a desert where water is found.

15 Clues: Drinkable Water. • Another word for dry. • non drinkable water source • River found in North Africa. • Where the nile river starts. • The destruction of a forest. • To maintain natural resources. • The amount of people in a place. • The dominant language in Middle East. • The dominant religion in Middle East. • The region's most plentiful resource. • ...

Maddies N crossword puzzle 2021-12-01

Maddies N crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ,something that naturally occurs in the region
  2. , desert
  3. , weather tat destroys land
  4. , dominant language in middle east
  5. , things humans have created by hand
  6. , not plentiful or insufficient
  7. , land between two rivers
  8. sea, a sea that has saltwater
Down
  1. found on the fertile crescent
  2. , freshwater source
  3. , highest content of saltwater
  4. , type of a bodied water
  5. , a natural resource in the tropic of cancer
  6. , a country that is the coolest out of the Middle East region
  7. , impacts where someone / people live

15 Clues: , desert • , land between two rivers • , weather tat destroys land • found on the fertile crescent • , freshwater source • sea, a sea that has saltwater • , type of a bodied water • , dominant language in middle east • , things humans have created by hand • , impacts where someone / people live • , highest content of saltwater • ...

Abbie Dalton 2021-12-01

Abbie Dalton crossword puzzle
Across
  1. more people
  2. dominant religion
  3. dominant language
  4. mostly desert, desert scrub, or grassland, with some forest areas in the north
  5. not all flat
  6. rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds
  7. floods, mud slides, earthquakes, and droughts
  8. water drawn from reservoirs or rivers
  9. oil
Down
  1. It is cooler than the rest of the Middle East region.It receives more rain.It has grasslands and forest areas
  2. Where do most people in the Middle East live
  3. oceans, seas, and gulfs
  4. oil,coal,natural gas,nuclear
  5. arid (dry)
  6. solar,wind,hydro-power,biomass,geothermal
  7. the watering of farmland

16 Clues: oil • arid (dry) • more people • not all flat • dominant religion • dominant language • oceans, seas, and gulfs • the watering of farmland • oil,coal,natural gas,nuclear • rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds • water drawn from reservoirs or rivers • solar,wind,hydro-power,biomass,geothermal • Where do most people in the Middle East live • floods, mud slides, earthquakes, and droughts • ...

Age of Exploration 2024-12-09

Age of Exploration crossword puzzle
Across
  1. empire in the middle east
  2. religious figure
  3. instrument for measuring angular distances
  4. trading country
  5. getting around
  6. faster, more maneuverable ship
  7. north, south, west, east
  8. position of stars
Down
  1. prominent religion
  2. individual achievement
  3. fall of ___
  4. go around and ___
  5. explorer of the New World
  6. tried to trade with India
  7. homeland of Christopher Columbus
  8. what they sailed across
  9. for trading
  10. first crew to sail around the world
  11. important figure for trading with India
  12. very valuable for trading

20 Clues: fall of ___ • for trading • getting around • trading country • religious figure • go around and ___ • position of stars • prominent religion • individual achievement • what they sailed across • north, south, west, east • explorer of the New World • empire in the middle east • tried to trade with India • very valuable for trading • faster, more maneuverable ship • homeland of Christopher Columbus • ...

Ottoman Empire 2016-10-12

Ottoman Empire crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Muslim sovereign
  2. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
  3. East: Region located in Western Asia
  4. Was the capital of the Roman/byzantine Empire
  5. A territory
  6. Is a country that could be found in the Middle East
  7. An extensive group of states or countries
Down
  1. Is the worlds largest religion
  2. Creator of the Ottoman Empire
  3. Capital of Turkey
  4. Empire of the Turkish know as the Ottoman Empire
  5. Someone who comes and takes control
  6. Second biggest Religion
  7. A force created in 1338

14 Clues: A territory • Muslim sovereign • Capital of Turkey • Second biggest Religion • A force created in 1338 • Sultan of the Ottoman Empire • Creator of the Ottoman Empire • Is the worlds largest religion • Someone who comes and takes control • East: Region located in Western Asia • An extensive group of states or countries • Was the capital of the Roman/byzantine Empire • ...

Chapters 1-9 2022-11-30

Chapters 1-9 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. man that God called out from Ur
  2. divides BC from AD
  3. minted first coins
  4. wedge shaped writing tool
  5. no great accomplishments
  6. known for developing writing, pictures and the wheel
  7. language spoken by people in Middle East
  8. false idea that man began as an animal
Down
  1. home of the Hanging Gardens
  2. Christianity, Judaism and Islam were started here
  3. developed the alphabet
  4. early empire builders
  5. Nineveh was the capital of where
  6. most important natural resource in Middle East

14 Clues: divides BC from AD • minted first coins • early empire builders • developed the alphabet • no great accomplishments • wedge shaped writing tool • home of the Hanging Gardens • man that God called out from Ur • Nineveh was the capital of where • false idea that man began as an animal • language spoken by people in Middle East • most important natural resource in Middle East • ...

Middle East Cross Word Puzzle 2025-09-24

Middle East Cross Word Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This was the empire that had most of Southwest Asia and some parts of Europe under their control
  2. The third oldest religion
  3. Oil rich country apart of Opec
  4. The Persian gulf to the Arabian sea
  5. A part of Israel where people called the palestinians
  6. This river flows through Turkey and Iraq
  7. Semi-nomadic,Live through mountains of Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran
  8. Most Middle Eastern people are apart of this ethnic group
  9. The sea in between Saudi Arabia and Egypt
  10. Gaza strip and West Bank are found here
  11. What are people who follow the Islam religion
  12. The second oldest religion
Down
  1. The canal that connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea
  2. Many live in Iran Speak the language Farsi
  3. What are people who follow the Islam religion
  4. This is the river found running through Syria, Jordan, and Israel
  5. What are people who follow the Islam religion
  6. The sea above Turkey
  7. Oldest religion in the Middle East
  8. High mountains where two important rivers are located
  9. This river flows through Turkey, Syria and Iraq

21 Clues: The sea above Turkey • The third oldest religion • The second oldest religion • Oil rich country apart of Opec • Oldest religion in the Middle East • The Persian gulf to the Arabian sea • Gaza strip and West Bank are found here • This river flows through Turkey and Iraq • The sea in between Saudi Arabia and Egypt • Many live in Iran Speak the language Farsi • ...

Unit 4 Vocabs. 2024-10-23

Unit 4 Vocabs. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A unit to measure heat or cold.
  2. A small animal that lives in hot places.
  3. A fast animal in dry places.
  4. city: The main city of a country.
  5. A hot, dry country in the Middle East.
  6. How hot or cold it is.
  7. dune: A hill of sand made by wind.
  8. A windstorm with sand.
Down
  1. Happening now and then.
  2. A way to measure temperature (°C).
  3. Arabia: A hot, desert country in the Middle East.
  4. The amount of rain.
  5. A small unit to measure rain.
  6. Very interesting.
  7. reef: Sea animals forming underwater.
  8. The usual amount of something.
  9. Land next to the sea.
  10. Tiny grains in deserts and beaches.

18 Clues: Very interesting. • The amount of rain. • Land next to the sea. • How hot or cold it is. • A windstorm with sand. • Happening now and then. • A fast animal in dry places. • A small unit to measure rain. • The usual amount of something. • A unit to measure heat or cold. • city: The main city of a country. • A way to measure temperature (°C). • dune: A hill of sand made by wind. • ...

Pirates 2023-05-16

Pirates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bijoux
  2. Est
  3. île
  4. crochet
  5. faire peur
  6. naufrage
  7. trésor
  8. au-dessus
  9. pont
  10. derrière
Down
  1. Ouest
  2. drapeau
  3. name of the pirates'flag
  4. jambe de bois
  5. milieu
  6. découvrir
  7. marin
  8. mer
  9. capitaine
  10. entre

20 Clues: Est • île • mer • pont • Ouest • marin • entre • bijoux • milieu • trésor • drapeau • crochet • naufrage • derrière • découvrir • capitaine • au-dessus • faire peur • jambe de bois • name of the pirates'flag