Southwest Asia Vocab

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Across
  1. 5. Another way to describe a dry place
  2. 7. A peninsula where the Suez Canal is located
  3. 9. The process of saving water
  4. 11. Oil straight out of the ground
  5. 12. Another name for the region of Southwest Asia
  6. 15. Idea that Israel should be a Jewish state
  7. 17. Government under religious rule
  8. 19. Holy site for Jewish people
  9. 20. An area created by the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that facilitated trade and growth of food
Down
  1. 1. Turing saltwater into freshwater
  2. 2. Ethnic group without a country
  3. 3. Take the crude oil and purify it for other purposes
  4. 4. Islamic branch mainly found in Iran
  5. 6. Place of religious importance for Jews, Christians, and Muslims
  6. 8. Majority of Islamic people are this branch
  7. 10. Most valuable resource in the Middle East
  8. 13. Watering crops via small drops of water
  9. 14. Took control of Afghanistan in 2021
  10. 16. In-hospitable to most life
  11. 18. Religion born in the Arabian peninsula