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- 1. a person who moves from place to place
- 4. Belief in many gods
- 6. The holy book of Christianity
- 9. A process of removing salt from ocean water
- 11. Language of Iran
- 12. A body of representatives that makes laws for a nation
- 14. language of Islam
- 17. fine particles of fertile soil
- 18. holidays Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Hanukkah, Passover
- 19. Patriarch of Islam, Christianity, & Judaism
- 20. A ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea
- 22. A government controlled by religious leaders
- 23. fit for growing crops
- 25. dam across the Nile River in Egypt. Created Lake Nassar and helps to create more farmland. Built between 1960 and 1970.
- 29. Holidays Ramadan
- 30. the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life
- 32. the monotheistic religion of the Jews.
- 33. Holy city of Islam
- 34. Christian place of worship
- 36. The world's longest river, which flows northward through East Africa into the Mediterranean Sea
- 37. The first five books of Jewish Scripture, which they believe are by Moses, are called this
- 38. A city in the Holy Land, regarded as sacred by Christians, Muslims, and Jews.
- 39. A Muslim place of worship
- 42. Jewish house of worship
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- 2. This body of Water separates Europe and Africa
- 3. Belief in one God
- 5. not having access to enough clean water
- 7. extremely dry
- 8. mortality rate Healthcare
- 10. A series of public protests, strikes, and rebellions in the Arab countries, often facilitated by social media, that have called for fundamental government and economic reforms.
- 12. A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
- 13. an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
- 15. Holidays Easter and Christmas
- 16. The percentage of a country's people who can read and write. (Education)
- 21. the largest desert in the world, covering most of northern Africa
- 24. Prophet/someone who speaks on behalf of a God.
- 26. An underground formation that contains groundwater
- 27. A King or Queen is the official head of state but power is limited by a constitution.
- 28. A religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus
- 31. completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean
- 35. Original language of the Jewish people and that of their sacred books.
- 40. An international oil cartel originally formed in 1960. Represents the majority of all oil produced in the world. Attempts to limit production to raise prices. It's long name is the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
- 41. The holy book of Islam