Middle East Vocab Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Open-air markets in the Arab world
  2. 4. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which influences oil prices by controlling supply
  3. 5. one of the two main branches of Islam
  4. 8. nomadic herders in SW asia
  5. 11. The murder of millions of Jews during World War II
  6. 12. a place where a spring bubbles up to the surface in desert areas
Down
  1. 1. one of the two main branches of Islam
  2. 2. A minority group in Turkey and neighboring countries
  3. 3. rivers Rivers that begin in humid regions and then flow across dry areas
  4. 6. Light metal that is valuable in certain industries, such as aerospace
  5. 7. The movement that called for Jews to set up their own country or homeland in Palestine
  6. 9. nonreligious
  7. 10. A mineral used to process wool and to make fertilizers, glass, and soft soaps