Across
- 3. Holiest city in Saudi Arabia
- 5. Country devastated by a civil war for the past decade
- 8. Biggest empire that occupied most of the Middle East in Classical times
- 9. Birth place of civilization
- 11. Country where Buddhism originated
- 14. Vegetation and water in the middle of a desert
- 15. Religion born in the Punjab region
- 18. One of India's biggest problems
- 20. River that gave birth to civilization in India
- 22. The result of the Indian and Eurasian plate crashing
- 23. Predominant religion of the Middle East
Down
- 1. Country created for Indian Muslims
- 2. Most popular sport in the Indian subcontinent
- 4. Seasonal winds that affect the Indian subcontinent
- 6. The process used in the Middle East to make fresh water
- 7. Country who controlled India as a colony for nearly 200 years
- 10. Most of the countries in the region are male dominated aka...
- 12. Holiest city in Israel
- 13. Extremist organization that was born when Saadam Hussein was overthrown
- 16. Country invaded by Iraq for oil, caused the Gulf War
- 17. Dominant religion of India
- 19. Major money making resource of the Middle East
- 21. First civilization in history