Chapter 22 Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. A region in Southwest Asia between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers, which was the location of some of the earliest civilizations in the world; means “land between the rivers”
  2. 6. 83% of Muslims belong to this branch of Islam
  3. 7. Acronym for the organization that uses politics and military to regain land in, and return refugees to, Israel
  4. 8. The founder of Islam
  5. 11. Acronym for the economic group of oil-producing nations that was founded in 1960; countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE are members
  6. 12. Sole remainder of Second Temple in Jerusalem after Romans destroyed the rest of the Temple in 70 AD
  7. 14. Fundamentalist Muslim political group in Afghanistan; protected Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda terrorist network; returned to power after US withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021
  8. 15. Type of government, religious leaders in control; modern nations like Iran
Down
  1. 1. Place of worship in Islam
  2. 2. 19th-century movement for a Jewish homeland in Palestine
  3. 4. One of three major monotheistic religions in Southwest Asia
  4. 5. Stateless ethnic group in Turkey, Iraq, and Iran; they were promised a homeland after WWI but never got it;
  5. 9. Holiest city in Islam; located in modern Saudi Arabia
  6. 10. Shrine where it’s believed Muhammad rose to heaven; located in Jerusalem
  7. 13. Most Iranians belong to this branch of Islam