The Middle East

2. Extremely hostile region of the world. Mostly ruled by the Ottoman Empire before WW1
5. an ethnic group in the Middle East that was not given their own state after the partition of the Ottoman Empire
7. War led by the United States in Afghanistan
8. ethnic/religous group prominent in Israel.
9. Terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001
12. shell of the Ottoman Empire after WW1
15. conflict between the Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs ever since the creation of the state of Israel.
18. Only believing in one god
20. main ethnicity in this country is Persian
22. a religion where people believe Jesus is the Messiah.
23. belief for Jews to return to the holy land
25. foreign power involved in middle eastern conflicts such as the Afganistan War and the Iraq War.
26. Oldest abrahamic religion
27. prophet in Islam, and the messiah in christianity
28. hate or prejudice for Jews
29. a large power, with many socialist republics within it. Was the leader of the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War.
30. an arabic country that has been in civil war ever since an american invasion

1. conflict between the Triple Entente and Central Powers
3. dictator of germany during ww2, responsible for the holocaust
4. majorty ethnic group in the Middle East.
6. one of the biggest empires in history, ruling over a portion of southeast asia and north africa.
10. largest country on the Arabian Peninsula
11. two towers attacked by terrorists during 9/11
13. mass killing of a paricular race, religious group, or ethnic griup
14. A Muslim empire ruling over the Middle East, North Africa, and South Europe for 100s of years, but over time, slowly declined, until collapsing after ww1
16. language spoken in Iran
17. to divide up a country
19. ethnic group mainly prominent in Iran. Most are Shia muslims.
21. genocide of jews during ww2
24. Biggest empire in world history, ruled over 1/3 of the surface area of the Earth.