Chapter 21,22,23, Crossword

4. Movement that’s goal was to create and support a Jewish homeland in Palestine
6. A landlocked lake which the Jordan River flows in to
8. The founder of the religion
9. A territory along the Mediterranean Sea just northeast of the of the Sinai Peninsula
10. Muslim group in Afghanistan that has imposed rigid rules on society
11. A river that provides one of the most precious resources in the entire region water, located down the mountains of Lebanon near Mt. Hermon
13. A resource that is so important that countries will go to war over it
19. One of the most important rivers that supported many ancient river valley civilizations in an area called the Fertile Crescent
20. When winds evaporate the moisture in the soil and chemical salt remains
21. A Muslim place of worship
23. Petroleum that has not been processed
24. The skills and talents of their people
26. practice of using small popes that slowly drip water just above ground to conserve water used for crops
29. The removal of salt from ocean water
33. A valley, ravine, or channel that is dry except in the rainy season

1. Ethnic group in southwestern Asia that has occupied Kurdistan, located in Turkey, Iraq, and Iran
2. Formed to regain the land for Palestinian Arabs
3. The most famous dessert in the region, also known as the “Empty Quarter”
5. The other main branch of Islam with most Iranians
6. Where Muslims believed that the prophet Muhammad rose into heaven
7. Strip of land on the west side of the Jordan River
9. A hilly plateau overlooking the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee
12. The holiest site in Jerusalem a portion of the second temple
13. Nation of people without a land to legally occupy
14. Holiest city in Islam
15. Converts Crude oil into useful products
16. Water that is pumped from underground aquifers
17. Religious leaders control the government
18. Largely unskilled laborers
22. Helps members control worldwide oil prices
25. One of the two main branches of Islam
27. Region between the Tigris and the Euphrates River which was the location of some of the earliest civilizations in the world
28. The Arabs and their descendants who lived or still live in Israel
30. A monotheistic religion based on teaching of its founder the prophet Muhammad
31. One of the most important rivers that supported many ancient river valley civilizations in an area called the Fertile Crescent
32. A fertile spot in a desert where water is found