Chapter 21,22,23 Crossword

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