Across
- 1. what Iran called their king, the last one lost power in 1979 and died a year later
- 5. American thought Iraq was hiding weapons of _________, leading to the 2003 invasion
- 7. group that attacked Israel in 2023
- 10. event in Europe that led to the death of 6 million Jewish people during WWII
- 12. people who descend from the Arabian Peninsula, is also a language
- 14. religion that has their symbol on the flag of Israel
- 15. country invaded by the United states in 2003, fought Iran for 8 years in the 1980s
- 16. continent that has most of the countries in the Middle East
- 17. country formed for displaced Jewish people after the Holocaust
- 18. muslims who believe the leaders of Islam should be descendants of Muhammad, make up a majority of citizens in Iraq and Iran
- 19. War in 1973 where Israel initially suffered heavy losses but eventually repelled the invasion from Egypt and Syria
- 20. region we are talking about
- 21. country that invaded Afghanistan in the 1980s
- 23. American president during the Iranian hostage crisis
- 27. kind of government that joins together smaller governments
- 29. area inside of Israel, the people of this land were on most of the land of Israel before the actual country of Israel was established
- 31. a leader that has total control but is not a monarch
- 33. country that came into conflict with the United States in 2001
- 34. government where a king/queen has total control
- 36. country that had a revolution in 1979 and then took American embassy workers hostage for 444 days
Down
- 2. contains a smaller amount of Middle Eastern countries than Asia
- 3. religion that the governments of Iran and Afghanistan are based off of
- 4. government where king/queen has their power checked by an elected body
- 6. government based on religion
- 8. Representative democracy where people freely choose their leaders that will represent them in government
- 9. black substance that the Middle East has an abundance of, very valuable
- 11. 1956 invasion of Egypt with by Israel with help from Britain and France
- 12. 1948 war between Israel vs Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon, won by Israel
- 13. ethnicity of people from Iran (based on the former name of the country)
- 22. Afghan resistance fighters during the 1980s
- 24. group that currently controls Afghanistan, have taken over twice
- 25. Title of Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the new Iran
- 26. leader(dictator) of Iraq, removed from power in 2003, executed in 2006
- 28. government ran directly by the people
- 30. muslims who believe leaders of Islam should be the most qualified, make up 75% of muslims
- 32. Name of the Ayatollah who led the Iranian Revolution
- 35. 1967 war between Israel vs Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, won by Israel