North Africa & Middle East

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 5. Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud (7)
  2. 6. A journey to a sacred place (10)
  3. 8. A Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret (6)
  4. 10. Country in the Middle East with Jerusalem (6)
  5. 11. Joint capital of Saudi Arabia (5)
  6. 12. A theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia (4)

Down

  1. 1. The fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja (4)
  2. 2. A heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element (7)
  3. 3. Religion that follows the Quran (5)
  4. 4. Of or relating to or supporting ___ (7)
  5. 6. An empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed (6)
  6. 7. Country with pyramids and the Nile (5)
  7. 9. The capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa (5)