Chapter 21,22,23 Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Religious leaders control the government
  2. 4. Nation of people without a land to legally occupy
  3. 7. A resource that is so important that countries will go to war over it
  4. 14. A river that provides one of the most precious resources in the entire region water, located down the mountains of Lebanon near Mt. Hermon
  5. 16. The Arabs and their descendants who lived or still live in Israel
  6. 17. The skills and talents of their people
  7. 18. practice of using small popes that slowly drip water just above ground to conserve water used for crops
  8. 19. A landlocked lake which the jordan river flows in to
  9. 20. One of the most important rivers that supported many ancient river valley civilizations in an area called the fertile Crescent
  10. 22. Strip of land on the west side of the Jordan River
  11. 23. Movement thats goal was to create and support a Jewish homeland in Palestine
  12. 24. One of the most important rivers that supported many ancient river valley civilizations in an area called the fertile Crescent
  13. 25. A hilly plateau overlooking the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee
  14. 26. Where muslims believed that the prophet muhammad rose into heaven
  15. 28. a valley, ravine, or channel that is dry except in the rainy season
  16. 29. When winds evaporate the moisture in the soil and chemical salt remains
  17. 33. The holiest site in Jerusalem a portion of the second temple
  18. 35. Region between the Tigris and the Euphrates river which was the location of some of the earliest civilizations in the world
Down
  1. 1. Formed to regain the land for Palestinian Arabs
  2. 2. Largely unskilled laborers
  3. 5. of the two major Islamic religions containing Iranians
  4. 6. A monotheistic religion based on teaching of its founder the prophet Muhammad
  5. 8. Muslim group in afghanistan that has imposed rigid rules on society
  6. 9. A territory along the Mediterranean Sea just northeast of the of the Sinai Peninsula
  7. 10. Petroleum that has not been processed
  8. 11. Helps members control worldwide oil prices
  9. 12. The founder of the religion
  10. 13. A muslim place of worship
  11. 15. The most famous dessert in the region, also known as the “Empty Quarter”
  12. 18. The removal of salt from ocean water
  13. 21. Converts Crude oil into useful products
  14. 27. Water that is pumped from underground aquifiers
  15. 30. A fertile spot in a desert where water is found
  16. 31. Holiest city in islam
  17. 32. Ethnic group in southwestern asia that has occupied Kurdistan, located in Turkey, Iraq, and Iran
  18. 34. One of the two main branches of islam