MENA Review Crossword Puzzle (A,B,C)

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  1. 2. Monotheistic religion founded by the prophet Muhammed in the Arabian peninsula
  2. 5. Any of the denominations that claim Jesus Christ son of God and savior of mankind
  3. 11. The largest branch of Islam (Muslims) which is centered in Saudi Arabia composing 85% of all Muslims
  4. 14. A movement to create and support a Jewish homeland in Israel.
  5. 16. The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought or inappropriate agriculture
  6. 17. A milIsitant Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the late 1980s and then responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attack on the US
  7. 18. A landform created by the deposition of the sediments that are carried by the waters of a river.
  8. 19. A region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers which is the location of some of the world’s earliest civilizations
  9. 22. oldest monotheistic religion (pre-Christian) originating in ancient Israel
  10. 23. A church in the Christian quarter of Jerusalem where Christians believe Jesus was crucified and buried
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  1. 1. Organization dedicated to the destruction of Israel and return of land to Palestinian Arabs
  2. 3. 2nd largest branch of Islam centered in Iran
  3. 4. Boomerang-shaped region of the Middle East that was home to some of the earliest human civilizations and birthplace of agriculture
  4. 6. The holiest site for Jews in Jerusalem the only remaining portion of the Second Temple
  5. 7. Law enforcement or security forces tasked with enforcing religious norms and laws, often found in countries with a large Muslim population
  6. 8. A place where water from an aquifer has reached the surface supporting wildlife and vegetation
  7. 9. Is bounded by the Red Sea on the west and the Persian Gulf to the east with the Arabian Sea South and includes: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates
  8. 10. A shrine in Jerusalem, located on the Temple Mount, where Jews believe Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac and where Muslims believe Muhammad rose to heaven
  9. 12. A strict Muslim group in Afghanistan that imposed harsh religious rules on Afghans
  10. 13. An Islamic place of worship, where Muslims pray facing the city of Mecca
  11. 15. Birthplace of Muhammad and holiest city of the Islamic religion
  12. 19. The belief that there is only one god
  13. 20. A form of government in which religious leaders control the government and impose religious law
  14. 21. A man-made waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea