Across
- 3. An intergovernal organization of 13 countries
- 6. Grass cultivated for the edible conponents of its grain
- 7. A nomadic Arab of the desert
- 9. Relating to an earthquake or other vibrations of the earth and its crust
- 10. A mountain range that seperates the Atlantic and the Mediterranean from the Sahara Desert
- 13. A system of writing used in the ancient Middle East
- 15. Pyramidal stepped tower from ancient Mesopotamia
- 17. A chemical obtained from natural gas
- 18. A monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ
- 21. A body of permeable rock which contain or transmit groundwater
- 22. The action of purifiying a liquid
- 23. The region of the first settled agricultural communities
- 24. A peninsula of Western Asia
- 26. A form of animal husbandry
- 27. A monotheistic religion of the Jewish people
- 28. A Muslim place of worship
- 29. A system for transporting water
Down
- 1. The monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced in a specific time frame for a country
- 2. A business that does work for people
- 4. Also called the Arabian Gulf
- 5. A valley, ravine or channel that's dry except in the rainy season
- 8. A monotheistic religion of Muslims
- 11. The process of removing salt from saltwater
- 12. A landform created by sediment carried by a river
- 14. The modern Persian language
- 16. Differences amongst groups of people and individuals based on different factors
- 19. Material deposited by rivers or other sources of running water
- 20. A person chosen to speak for God and to guide the people of Israel
- 25. A fertile spot in the desert