Southwest Asia Review #2

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Across
  1. 2. the US invaded Iraq in 2003 because their was suspicion they had these (abbreviation)
  2. 7. this ancient civilization was between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
  3. 8. Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
  4. 9. a type of government, dictatorship over a short period of time
  5. 11. the largest all-sand desert in the world
  6. 14. to divide into parts
  7. 15. Three of the main, monotheistic religions started here
  8. 16. the use of channels to get water to crops
  9. 17. belief in one god
Down
  1. 1. the leader of the PLO
  2. 3. two Muslim groups that make up the Islamic faith (use “and” between the two groups)
  3. 4. invasion of Iraqi 1991
  4. 5. an area that is controlled by another country
  5. 6. Palestinian Liberation Organization
  6. 8. was created so Jews would have a homeland after the Holocaust
  7. 10. Syria has been involved in this type of war for many years
  8. 12. protesting certain goods
  9. 13. an oily liquid formed from the ancient remains of plants and animals
  10. 14. this country feels as if Israel stole their land