Chapter 9 - Southwest Asia and North Africa

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Across
  1. 6. located on a busy trade route path in the Middle East
  2. 8. ethnic group that made up the Ottoman’s
  3. 9. created the first wheeled vehicles
  4. 12. where ancient Mesopotamia existed
  5. 15. flooding of Tigris and Euphrates made this area flourish
  6. 19. formed different plateaus in the Middle East
  7. 22. last and most important prophet for the Muslim people
  8. 23. holy city for all major monotheistic religions
  9. 25. where many people in the Middle East live due to climate and resources
  10. 26. Christ founder of Christianity
  11. 30. founder of Judaism
  12. 31. Arab traders spread this religion
  13. 32. oldest written language known to humans
Down
  1. 1. has provided fresh water and resources to the area for thousands of years
  2. 2. allowed people to stay in one place and civilizations thrived because of this
  3. 3. climate of the Sahara Desert today
  4. 4. seasonal rains dramatically changed the climate of this region
  5. 5. land turning into desert
  6. 7. material used in ancient Egypt as paper
  7. 10. connects Judaism and Christianity
  8. 11. helped to spread Christianity
  9. 13. allows ships to pass through the Mediterranean to the Red Sea
  10. 14. the spreading of Jewish people across the globe
  11. 16. Islam, Christianity and Judaism consider Jerusalem the _______.
  12. 17. Muslim people follow this daily
  13. 18. writing system used by ancient Egyptians
  14. 20. Where Jewish people worship
  15. 21. Where Christian people worship
  16. 24. resource that is plentiful on the Saudi Arabian Peninsula
  17. 27. founder of Islam
  18. 28. Babylonian King who created a code of laws
  19. 29. this manmade ditch increased trade between Europe and Asia