Southwest and Central Asia

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  1. 6. Country that has seven kingdoms.
  2. 10. Country often referred to as the Holy Land.
  3. 11. People who developed the world's first alphabet.
  4. 12. The title that Muslims use for the highest leader of Islam.
  5. 13. The countries of the Eastern Mediterranean are also referred to as the ______.
  6. 14. The holy book of the Muslims.
  7. 16. A government ruled by religious leaders.
  8. 17. The most sacred text of Judaism.
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  1. 1. The world's first writing system invented by the Sumerians.
  2. 2. Movable round house made of wool felt mats hung over a wood frame.
  3. 3. Pyramid shaped temple.
  4. 4. Large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland.
  5. 5. Iraq's capital.
  6. 7. Where the land Sumer is located.
  7. 8. The most important laws for the Jews.
  8. 9. Country that ruled Lebanon in the 1940s.
  9. 15. Common landscape which can be found in the Arabian Peninsula.