Across
- 6. largest desert in the world
- 7. a form of a religion that upholds a strict, literal interpretation of scripture
- 9. 1st civilization, means between the river
- 12. Scaring people with violence to achieve political change
- 13. "church" for Muslims
- 16. fertile land becoming dry, sandy, and baron
Down
- 1. crescent shaped region that is good for agriculture
- 2. piece of clothing Muslim women wear around their head and face
- 3. Early monotheistic religion that uses the Torah
- 4. language common in the middle east
- 5. Monotheistic religion that follows the profit Mohammad
- 8. building cities
- 10. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
- 11. Holy city for Muslims
- 14. Statue in Egypt with the head of a man and the body of a lion or cat
- 15. Islamic Terrorist group in the Middle East