Region that stretches from Mediterranean Sea to modern day Iraq to the Persian Gulf
Fertile Cresent
Artistic lettering
Calligraphy
Objects used in religious practices
Ritual Objects
Democracy in which the Parliament chooses the government
Parliamentary Democracy
Messenger from God
Prophet
Area in the Gaza Strip and West bank outside of Israel where Israelis have settled
Israeli Settlement
Dry area that forms behind a highland that captures rain and snow fall
Rain Shadow
Calligraphy
Artistic Lettering
Practices or beliefs about what is right and wrong
Ethics
Money or goods that are used to make a product
Capital
Discrimination against the Jews
Anti Semitism
Jerusalem
Capital of Israel
Underground layers of rock that captures water
Aquifers
Campaign of violent resistance against Israeli control
Intifada
Jews from Europe who sought a homeland in Palestine
Zionism
Capital of Jordan
Amman
Christian belief that God exists in three forms, The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit
Trinity
Messenger from God
Prophet
Religion that combines Islam with other teachings
Druze
Capital of Syria
Damascus
European led attacks in the late 1000’s that sought to gain control of Palestine from the Muslims
Crusades
Rulers in which the monarch is passed down to family members
Hereditary Monarch
The art of decorating books with elaborate designs
Illumination
Capital of Israel
Jerusalem
Form of Islam that is similar to Shia Islam
Alawites