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- 1. also known as the Palestine Liberation Organization
- 4. holiest city of Islam
- 5. country that controlled the southern section
- 7. sacred location of the final suffering and crucifixion of Jesus
- 10. houses the spot where Muslims believe Muhammad rose to heaven
- 15. movement that's goal was to create and support a Jewish homeland in Palestine
- 18. one of the poorest nations in the world
- 19. religious leaders control the government
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- 2. also known as Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
- 3. traditional marketplace
- 6. also known as Wailing Wall
- 8. nomadic desert dwellers
- 9. place of worship
- 11. the "land between the rivers"
- 12. principle resource in the economy of the Arabian Peninsula
- 13. a fundamental Muslim political group
- 14. an ethnic group in Southwestern Asia
- 16. a monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Muhammad
- 17. the founder of Islam
- 20. used to be the mainstay of life in the Arabian Peninsula but are no longer used as they once were
- 21. these were always a part of life in southwest Asia