Across
- 3. A Muslim place of worship.
- 4. River A river that provides one of the most precious resources in the entire region-- water, located down the mountains of Lebanon near Mt. Hermon.
- 7. Also known as the “land between the rivers” built by Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria, and Chaldea.
- 8. Sea A landlocked salt lake which the Jordan River flows into.
- 9. a fertile spot in a desert where water is found.
- 11. One of the most important rivers that supported several ancient river valley civilizations in an area called the fertile Crescent.
- 16. Religious leaders control the government, which is found on the land of Muslims.
- 18. A fundamentalist Muslim political group protecting Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda terrorist network in Afghanistan.
- 19. Workers These people are largely unskilled laborers that full jobs that the region’s native peoples find culturally or economically unacceptable.
- 21. The removal of salt from ocean water that is done at technically sophisticated water treatment plants.
- 25. An ethnic group in Southwestern Asia, died from the chemical weapons attack.
- 27. Water Water pumped from underground aquifers.
- 28. The holiest city of Islam.
- 29. One of the main branches of Muslim with about 17% of Muslim, which are most Iranians.
- 32. The job of a refinery is to convert the crude oil into useful products.
- 33. of the Rock Houses the spot where Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad rose into heaven.
- 34. Heights A hilly plateau overlooking the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee.
- 35. Bank A strip of land on the west side of the Jordan River.
- 36. Flat When winds evaporate the moisture in the soil, and chemical salts remain.
Down
- 1. a valley, ravine, or channel that is dry except in the rainy season..
- 2. The founder of the religion based teaching.
- 5. They are Arabs and their descendants who lived or still live in the atre formerly called Palestine and now called Israel.
- 6. The most famous dessert in the region, also known as the “Empty Quarter”.
- 10. Commodity A resource so important that nations will go to war to ensure its steady supply.
- 12. Nation A nation of people without a land to legally occupy.
- 13. Wall The holiest site of Jerusalem; a portion of the second temple.
- 14. Irrigation The practice of using small pipes that slowly drip water just above ground to conserve water used for crops.
- 15. One of the main branches of Muslim with 83% of Muslims.
- 17. A movement in the 19th century that had a goal to create and support a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
- 20. Liberation Organization A group formed to regain the land for Palestinian Arabs.
- 22. Helps members control worldwide oil prices.
- 23. Strip A territory along the Mediterranean Sea just northeast of the Sinai Peninsula.
- 24. Oil Petroleum that has not yet been processed.
- 26. Resources The skills and talents of their people.
- 30. A monotheistic religion based on the teachings of its founder.
- 31. One of the most important rivers that supported several ancient river valley civilizations in an area called the fertile Crescent.