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- 3. Religious leaders control the government
- 4. Nation of people without a land to legally occupy
- 7. A resource that is so important that countries will go to war over it
- 14. A river that provides one of the most precious resources in the entire region water, located down the mountains of Lebanon near Mt. Hermon
- 16. The Arabs and their descendants who lived or still live in Israel
- 17. The skills and talents of their people
- 18. practice of using small popes that slowly drip water just above ground to conserve water used for crops
- 19. A landlocked lake which the jordan river flows in to
- 20. One of the most important rivers that supported many ancient river valley civilizations in an area called the fertile Crescent
- 22. Strip of land on the west side of the Jordan River
- 23. Movement thats goal was to create and support a Jewish homeland in Palestine
- 24. One of the most important rivers that supported many ancient river valley civilizations in an area called the fertile Crescent
- 25. A hilly plateau overlooking the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee
- 26. Where muslims believed that the prophet muhammad rose into heaven
- 28. a valley, ravine, or channel that is dry except in the rainy season
- 29. When winds evaporate the moisture in the soil and chemical salt remains
- 33. The holiest site in Jerusalem a portion of the second temple
- 35. Region between the Tigris and the Euphrates river which was the location of some of the earliest civilizations in the world
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- 1. Formed to regain the land for Palestinian Arabs
- 2. Largely unskilled laborers
- 5. of the two major Islamic religions containing Iranians
- 6. A monotheistic religion based on teaching of its founder the prophet Muhammad
- 8. Muslim group in afghanistan that has imposed rigid rules on society
- 9. A territory along the Mediterranean Sea just northeast of the of the Sinai Peninsula
- 10. Petroleum that has not been processed
- 11. Helps members control worldwide oil prices
- 12. The founder of the religion
- 13. A muslim place of worship
- 15. The most famous dessert in the region, also known as the “Empty Quarter”
- 18. The removal of salt from ocean water
- 21. Converts Crude oil into useful products
- 27. Water that is pumped from underground aquifiers
- 30. A fertile spot in a desert where water is found
- 31. Holiest city in islam
- 32. Ethnic group in southwestern asia that has occupied Kurdistan, located in Turkey, Iraq, and Iran
- 34. One of the two main branches of islam