North Africa Crossword Puzzle

1. Last prophet of Islam
7. Straight lines that serve as political boundaries
8. Religion that is the continuation (or fulfillment) of Judaism
12. City in Libya where Islamic militants attacked American Embassy
13. One of the bodies of landlocked saltwater and is rapidly shrinking
14. Holiest city in Islam
15. First ethnic group in North Africa
16. Artificial waterway that made Egypt a key regional power and center of Arab nationalism
17. Located in Egypt and dominated social and cultural life
18. Islamic group that won elections in West Bank in 2006
20. Persian language
23. Islamic law that Saudi Arabia follows
24. Old Testament that contains beliefs, laws, and history about Judaism

2. Belief in only one god
3. Religion that contains the Five Pillars of Faith
4. Ethnic group that used cuneiform system of writing
5. Ethnic group that are mostly Sunni Muslims located in mountainous areas of Turkey, Iraq, and Iran and are currently stateless
6. Watershed from rain that led to good farming conditions
9. Sacred text for Christians
10. A person who travels from place to place
11. Ancient Egyptians used this form of writing
13. Provides water for agriculture and power for Egypt
19. First cultural hearth
21. Religion that teaches obedience of God's laws to create a just society
22. An event when military officers led a coup against King Idris and was led by Muammar Gaddafi