Chapter 21,22,23 Crossword

2. The founder of the religion
3. The skills and talents of their people
6. Muslim group in Afghanistan that has imposed rigid rules on society
11. Petroleum that has not been processed
13. The other main branch of Islam with most Iranians
14. Strip of land on the west side of the Jordan River
17. A resource that is so important that countries will go to war over it
18. Nation of people without a land to legally occupy
20. Where Muslims believed that the prophet Muhammad rose into heaven
24. Converts Crude oil into useful products
25. Ethnic group in southwestern Asia that has occupied Kurdistan, located in Turkey, Iraq, and Iran
27. Movement that’s goal was to create and support a Jewish homeland in Palestine
28. The removal of salt from ocean water
29. When winds evaporate the moisture in the soil and chemical salt remains
30. The holiest site in Jerusalem a portion of the second temple
31. A river that provides one of the most precious resources in the entire region water, located down the mountains of Lebanon near Mt. Hermon
33. practice of using small pipes that slowly drip water just above ground to conserve water used for crops
36. A valley, ravine, or channel that is dry except in the rainy season

1. Formed to regain the land for Palestinian Arabs
4. Holiest city in Islam
5. One of the two main branches of Islam
7. One of the most important rivers that supported many ancient river valley civilizations in an area called the Fertile Crescent
8. A landlocked lake which the Jordan River flows in to
9. A territory along the Mediterranean Sea just northeast of the of the Sinai Peninsula
10. A fertile spot in a desert where water is found
12. Region between the Tigris and the Euphrates River which was the location of some of the earliest civilizations in the world
15. Religious leaders control the government
16. A hilly plateau overlooking the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee
19. One of the most important rivers that supported many ancient river valley civilizations in an area called the Fertile Crescent
21. Helps members control worldwide oil prices
22. Water that is pumped from underground aquifers
23. The Arabs and their descendants who lived or still live in Israel
26. A Muslim place of worship
32. A monotheistic religion based on teaching of its founder the prophet Muhammad
34. The most famous dessert in the region, also known as the “Empty Quarter”
35. Largely unskilled laborers