Across
- 2. Southernmost country of the Middle East
- 4. 1st European to reach India by sailing around Africa
- 7. The oldest independent state in the Arab world
- 8. City in Saudi Arabia considered holy by Muslims as it is the birthplace of Mohammed
- 10. Sheltered place where ships may anchor safely
- 13. Capital city of the Assyrian Empire
- 14. Capital of Lebanon
- 15. Gently sloping coast covered by sand or pebbles
- 17. Temporary river that appears in heavy rains
- 18. Descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
- 22. The world's largest peninsula
- 23. Capital of Iran
- 24. The lowest place on earth is the _________ Sea
- 25. Country previously known as Ceylon
- 27. Smaller than a sea and with a wide opening
- 28. Iran's former name
- 30. Narrow, manmade channel of water that joins other bodies of water
- 32. The largest religion in the Middle East
- 34. Saddam Hussein was the Iraqi dictator that invaded _______________
- 36. The Indus River Valley civilization is on of the __________ in the world
- 37. First king of Israel
Down
- 1. A person who has left their county due to hardship
- 3. Developed over 300 laws for the Babylonians
- 5. Mount Hermon is the source of the __________ River
- 6. Strict social separation of classes in India
- 9. leader of Persia who conquered the 2nd Babylonian Empire
- 11. Jawaharlal Nehru was the 1st prime minster of _________
- 12. Turkey and Iran are in the Northern ___________ region
- 15. The religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama
- 16. War in which Israel captured the east side of Jerusalem from Jordan
- 19. Capital of Turkey
- 20. The 1st empire to include most of modern India
- 21. Capital of Pakistan
- 26. Jewish captive trained to serve the king of Babylon
- 29. ________________ Khomeini was the Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979-1989
- 31. Turkey's largest city and leading seaport
- 33. Wider than a strait or channel
- 35. 2020 peace agreement between UAE, Bahrain, and Israel was the ____________ Accords