Across
- 2. to represent by a symbol
- 4. part of ocean partially enclosed by land
- 5. place where water flows up from the ground
- 8. Arabic for "successor," in Muslim history is the ruler of the Muslim community
- 10. when something is worn away by wind or water
- 13. one who dies for his beliefs
- 14. removal of salt from sea water
- 16. Muslim mythical being between an angel and a man, believed to be both good and bad
- 19. part of ocean that dents into land
- 21. foolish acts, ideas, or practices
- 22. a remarkable person, thing, or event that has been observed, but whose cause or explanation is in question
- 23. a hill with a flat top, formed when hard rock on the surface protects softer soil underneath from being eroded
- 25. self-declared privilege to act without any external restriction that could be perceived as oppressive or self-denying
- 26. the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something
- 28. standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to
- 29. powerful group or family that rules a country for a long period of time
- 30. the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something
- 34. an apprentice in a printing establishment who performed a number of tasks, such as mixing tubs of ink and fetching type
- 37. animal life
- 38. a follower of the Islamic faith
Down
- 1. the falsification or distortion of the historical record to serve partisan or ideological purposes in the present
- 3. one who lavishes praise, often insincerely or for ulterior motives
- 6. piece of land almost completely surrounded by water
- 7. a lack of feeling, interest, concern, or compulsion toward one thing or another
- 9. removal of salt by a special kind of filter or membrane
- 11. water that is somewhat salty but less salty than sea water
- 12. Muslim place of worship
- 15. removal of salt by evaporation
- 17. concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human behavior
- 18. a point put forward or maintained in a debate or argument
- 20. a short story conveying a moral, usually through animal characters
- 24. a hill or mountain with a flat top that has one or more steep or cliff-life sides
- 26. one who serves others in the name of Jesus
- 27. combative and aggressive political rule that relies on extreme, violent, and confrontational methods
- 31. the Muslim term for "holy war"
- 32. language or words that are brief, but meaningful and forceful
- 33. to support by giving approval, recognition, or encouragement
- 35. the actual or perceived widespread oppression of a racial group, based on the beliefs that 1) race determines human traits and characteristics, and that 2) certain races are inherently superior to others
- 36. one who is a student or follower of a teacher
- 38. a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct