Across
- 3. A feeling of pride or devotion to your nation; In the Middle East, this led to Egypt’s independence, modernizing in Turkey and Persia, and conflict in Palestine.
- 6. Holy city in Israel that has been fought over by the Jews and Palestinians.
- 7. He introduced political and economic reforms, increased foreign trade, and modernized the army in Egypt; known as “the father of modern Egypt”
- 10. Some Middle Eastern nations have adopted Western forms of __________, or nonreligious, government and law, keeping religion and government separate.
- 12. Government ruled by religious leaders
Down
- 1. Jewish state established in 1948 by the United Nations.
- 2. The movement in the Middle East to unite all Arabs into one state.
- 4. Which term describes the Turkish peninsula between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea?
- 5. This ruler of the Ottoman Empire ruled from 1520 to 1526, revised many law codes and continued the expansion of the Ottoman Empire throughout Asia and Europe; known by his people as “the Lawgiver”.
- 8. People around the world supported a Jewish homeland because of Jewish suffering and loss in the ___________; the systematic genocide of about six million European Jews by the Nazis during World War II.
- 9. The most common religion in the Middle East is _________.
- 11. The Suez Canal is a waterway in ________ that connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas(connects Asia, Europe, and Africa through trade).