Arabian Peninsula, Iran, and Iraq - HMH

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Across
  1. 3. country made up of seven tiny kingdoms
  2. 7. Muslims who believe that true interpretation of Islamic teaching can only come from certain religious and political leaders called imams
  3. 8. countries with no borders touching an ocean
  4. 9. name of a river that flows through Iraq
  5. 10. arabian penisulas largest country
  6. 12. body of water between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula
  7. 16. area with the largest sand desert in the world
  8. 18. resource abundant in the middle east, "black gold"
  9. 19. name of a river that flows through Iraq
  10. 21. desert nomadic group that herds animals
  11. 23. a fertile plains region of Uzbekistan in Central Asia
Down
  1. 1. capital of Iraq
  2. 2. capital of Iran
  3. 4. an inland sea in Central Asia fed by the Syr Darya and Amu Darya rivers
  4. 5. government ruled by religious leaders
  5. 6. animal often used for transportation in the desert
  6. 11. drastic change in a government and way of life
  7. 13. persian title meaning "king"
  8. 14. Muslims who believe in the ability of the majority of the community to interpret Islamic teachings
  9. 15. country Iraq invaded, starting the gulf war
  10. 17. country with worlds first civilization
  11. 20. limit on amount of goods that can be transported
  12. 22. wet, fertile area in a desert
  13. 24. limit on trade