Southwest Asia and North Africa

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Across
  1. 1. 12,000 year old religion centered in Israel
  2. 6. Strait that runs through Istanbul, separates Asia and Europe
  3. 7. belief in only one god
  4. 8. Mountain chain that separates Iraq and Iran
  5. 9. Africa's longest river that runs through Egypt
  6. 10. sea that separates the Arabian Peninsula and Africa
  7. 11. Arabian prophet who created the Islamic religion
  8. 14. elements mined in Israel, Jordan and Syria to make fertilizers
  9. 16. country created in 1948 thanks to the Zionist movement after WW2
  10. 17. Forced migration of a people
Down
  1. 1. this man's teachings created the Christian religion
  2. 2. Christian Holy Book
  3. 3. large peninsula where Saudi Arabia is located
  4. 4. Jewish Holy Book
  5. 5. Muslim's Holy Book
  6. 6. the only thing that lives in the Dead Sea
  7. 12. Creator of the Jewish faith; Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all trace their roots to this man
  8. 13. a savior sent from a god
  9. 15. fossil fuel that is very plentiful in the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, and Iran region