World History Crossword Puzzle #1 Name: _______________

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Across
  1. 1. a word with the same spelling but different meaning
  2. 7. a religion that developed out of Judaism and that is based on the life and teachings of Jesus
  3. 9. the sacred text of Islam
  4. 11. obvious and intentional exaggeration
  5. 13. preference for or dislike of something or someone
  6. 14. a religion that teaches that there is one god and that Muhammad is his prophet
  7. 17. a series of wars fought between Israel and the Arab countries of Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon
  8. 19. a Southwest Asian region often called the Holy Land
  9. 20. the ninth month of the Islamic year
  10. 22. information spread with the intention to persuade readers
  11. 24. the monotheistic religion founded by Abraham and whose followers are called Jews
  12. 25. the founder of Islam
Down
  1. 2. a country placed under the control of another power by international agreement
  2. 3. words that have similar meanings
  3. 4. product a product manufactured from raw materials
  4. 5. a product made from petroleum or natural gas
  5. 6. is to examine what two or more things have in common
  6. 8. the founder of Judaism
  7. 10. is to examine how two or more things are different
  8. 12. the story of this man is told in the Bible
  9. 15. a follower of the religion Islam
  10. 16. a 1991 war between the United States and Iraq
  11. 17. words that have opposite meanings
  12. 18. a member of a group of mountain people who live in Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey
  13. 21. a pilgrimage to Mecca that most Muslims try to make at least once in a lifetime
  14. 22. product a raw material used to manufacture other products
  15. 23. the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which decides the price and amount of oil produced each year