SWANA Vocabulary Practice

2. to supply (something, such as land) with water
7. a kind of oil that comes from below the ground and that is the source of gasoline and other products
8. canal connecting the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea
9. a dead body of a person or animal prepared for burial in the manner of the ancient Egyptians
11. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries tells countries how much oil to export, or ship to other countries
12. a ruler of ancient Egypt
13. religious and political group that came to power in Afghanistan in the mid-1990s
14. Common Language spoken in the region
15. the religion which teaches that there is only one God and that Muhammad is God's prophet : the religion of Muslims
17. Longest river in Africa flowing North into the Mediterranean Sea
21. region of Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
24. large river system in Western Asia which discharges into the Persian Gulf; one of the world's major ecosystems and a

1. dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people
3. a building that is used for Jewish religious services
4. a desert valley in western Saudi Arabia, Islam’s holiest city
5. Hashanah . the Jewish New Year observed as a religious holiday in September or October
6. the religion developed among the ancient Hebrews that stresses belief in God and faithfulness to the laws of the Torah
10. a very large structure built especially in ancient Egypt that has a square base and four triangular sides which form a
16. Largest desert on Earth located in Northern Africa
18. a person born or living in Egypt
19. a form of government in which a country is ruled by religious leaders
20. a system of writing (such as the one used in ancient Egypt) that uses characters that look like pictures
22. a building that is used for Muslim religious services
23. a journey to Mecca that is a religious duty for Muslims