Across
- 5. Another way to describe a dry place
- 7. A peninsula where the Suez Canal is located
- 9. The process of saving water
- 11. Oil straight out of the ground
- 12. Another name for the region of Southwest Asia
- 15. Idea that Israel should be a Jewish state
- 17. Government under religious rule
- 19. Holy site for Jewish people
- 20. An area created by the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that facilitated trade and growth of food
Down
- 1. Turing saltwater into freshwater
- 2. Ethnic group without a country
- 3. Take the crude oil and purify it for other purposes
- 4. Islamic branch mainly found in Iran
- 6. Place of religious importance for Jews, Christians, and Muslims
- 8. Majority of Islamic people are this branch
- 10. Most valuable resource in the Middle East
- 13. Watering crops via small drops of water
- 14. Took control of Afghanistan in 2021
- 16. In-hospitable to most life
- 18. Religion born in the Arabian peninsula