Across
- 2. Religion that teaches obedience of God's laws to create a just society
- 4. Persian language
- 8. Ancient Egyptians used this form of writing
- 10. Last prophet of Islam
- 15. Watershed from rain that led to good farming conditions
- 16. Religion that contains the Five Pillars of Faith
- 17. Ethnic group that used cuneiform system of writing
- 18. An event when military officers led a coup against King Idris and was led by Muammar Gaddafi
- 19. Straight lines that serve as political boundaries
- 22. A person who travels from place to place
- 23. First cultural hearth
- 24. Provides water for agriculture and power for Egypt
Down
- 1. Ethnic group that are mostly Sunni Muslims located in mountainous areas of Turkey, Iraq, and Iran and are currently stateless
- 3. Islamic law that Saudi Arabia follows
- 5. Holiest city in Islam
- 6. First ethnic group in North Africa
- 7. Religion that is the continuation (or fulfillment) of Judaism
- 9. Sacred text for Christians
- 11. One of the bodies of landlocked saltwater and is rapidly shrinking
- 12. Belief in only one god
- 13. Located in Egypt and dominated social and cultural life
- 14. Old Testament that contains beliefs, laws, and history about Judaism
- 17. Artificial waterway that made Egypt a key regional power and center of Arab nationalism
- 20. City in Libya where Islamic militants attacked American Embassy
- 21. Islamic group that won elections in West Bank in 2006