Across
- 2. jewish house of worship
- 3. Ethnic group that lives in parts of iraq and turkey
- 7. a city in the holy land regarded as sacred by christians, jews, and muslims
- 9. northeastern and midwestern states of the US in which heavy heavy industry has declined
- 12. the buddhist place of worship
- 14. the spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another
Down
- 1. river that forms the border between mexico and texas
- 4. french-speaking provinence of canada
- 5. an area in southwestern asia whose sovereignty is disputed between pakistan and india
- 6. christian place of worship
- 8. another name for the sea of japan
- 10. the basic monetary unit of most members of the EU
- 11. north atlantic treaty organization of european countries formed after WWII to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among it's members
- 13. a dry area on the downwind wide of a mountain
- 15. an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
