Untitled

1234567891011121314151617
Across
  1. 2. to acquire by force of arms
  2. 6. religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and
  3. 7. area from Libya E to Afghanistan, usually including Egypt,
  4. 9. a member of an elite military unit
  5. 12. a former Turkish empire
  6. 13. sultan of the Ottoman Empire
  7. 15. a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor
  8. 17. the sovereign of an Islamic country.
Down
  1. 1. Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia
  2. 2. former name of Istanbul
  3. 3. a republic in W Asia and SE Europe
  4. 4. system
  5. 5. of ancient Byzantium
  6. 8. founder of the Ottoman dynasty
  7. 10. on both sides of the Bosporus: built by Constantine I on the
  8. 11. Orthodox churches.
  9. 14. any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water
  10. 16. the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and