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- 3. Boomerang-shaped region of the Middle East that was home to some of the earliest human civilizations (two words)
- 5. or Shiites known as the 2nd largest branch of Islam
- 6. Church of the......A church in the Christian quarter of Jerusalem where Christians believe Jesus was crucified and buried (two words)
- 9. The holy book of Christianity
- 11. Northern most country of Afric that the Nile River runs through
- 13. World’s oldest monotheistic religion (pre-Christian)
- 16. The desert in North Africa (two words)
- 17. A region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers which is the location of some of the world’s earliest civilizations.
- 19. A landform created by the deposition of the sediments that are carried by the waters of a river
- 21. techer who professed the beliefs of Christianity
- 22. Prophet leader of the Islamic religion
- 23. The largest branch of Islam (Muslims) which is centered in Saudi Arabia
- 24. A form of government in which religious leaders control the government and impose religious law
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- 1. Body of water between Saudi Arabia and Iran (two words)
- 2. Body of water between Saudi Arabia and Africa (two words)
- 4. Birthplace of Muhammad and holiest city of the Islamic religion
- 7. A place where water from an aquifer has reached the surface supporting wildlife and vegetation
- 8. The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought or inappropriate agriculture
- 10. The holy book of Judaism
- 12. The holy book of Islam (original spelling)
- 14. The belief that there is only one GOD
- 15. MonotheistHoly Sepulchreic religion founded by the prophet Muhammed in the Arabian peninsula
- 18. The man made canal between Africa and Asia
- 20. The believed leader and founder of Judaism