North Africa and SW Asia

2. many religions share the belief of one God
4. place in a desert where underground water surfaces.
5. the Islamic sacred book
6. located in Southwest Asia and the capital of Israel
8. developed a new alphabet in which letters stood for sounds, that formed the basis of many modern alphabets
10. largest desert in the world, covered in regs
11. teaches obedience to God's law and the creation of a just society
12. Muslims must make one hajj to this place at least once in their life
13. located in Egypt, and near one of the World's earliest civilizations (two words)
16. important trading center where it connects the Mediterranean and Red Sea (two words)
18. need only to be devoted followers of Muhammad to be Muslim
19. groups of people who move from place to place

1. the Egyptian’s invented a form of picture writing
3. never officially had their own country
7. the area between the Tigris and Euphrates River, also known as the fertile crescent
9. created when the Nile River floods, creating rich fertile soil (two words)
14. special celebration of the Islam religion where the people fast
15. The OPEC imposed this to control the anger over the Arab-Israeli War
16. a trade route connecting China with the Mediterranean Sea
17. located in North Africa, major place for Arabs migrating to North Africa