Ethnic Groups

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What is the definition of an Ethnic group?

• A group of people who share a common language.

• A group of people who share a common culture.

• A group of people who share a common belief system.

• A group of people who share a common ancestry.

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What are the three MAJOR ethnic groups in the Middle East

• Arabs

• Persians

• Kurds

• Christianity

• Islamic

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What is the definition of Religious Group?

• A group of people who share a belief system

• A gathering of people who share a common interest

• A collection of people who practice the same customs

• A group of people who share a common culture.

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The Kurds live in the mountains of _______, ______, ______ and, ______.

• Turkey

• Syria

• Iraq

• Iran

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Many of the Kurds live in Northern Iraq called.

• Syria

• Iran

• Kurdistan

• Turkey

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True/False: The Kurds are the smallest ethnic group which is why they dont have their own country.

• True

• False

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In regards of the Kurds 95% of majority of the Muslim religion belong to Sunni or Shi'a

• Sunni

• Shi'a

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The Kurds have been instrumental force is helping to fight which terrorist organization.

• Al-Qaeda

• ISIS

• Taliban

• Hezbollah

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What is the language of the Kurdish culture.

• Arabic

• Turkish

• Hebrew

• Farsi (Persian)

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What is the majority of the people in the Middle East?

• Jews

• Arabs

• Persians

• Turks

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What other countries does Arabs live in other than the countries of the Middle East.

• United States

• Canada

• Europe

• Brazil

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The number one religious practice by most Arabs is considered to be

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Islam

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What are the two groups that Islam consist of?

• Sunni and Shi'a

• Judaism and Christianity

• Hinduism and Buddhism

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The center of Islam is located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. What is it called.

• The Dome of the Rock

• The Grand Mosque

• The Al-Aqsa Mosque

• The Kaaba

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The term "Arab" refers to what type of group of people?

• Ethnic

• Political

• Religious

• Cultural

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Most of the population in Iran is considered

• Arabic

• Persian

• Kurdish

• Turkish

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Because of _______ many of the Persian women have faced many challenges

• Strict Cultural practices

• Relaxed Cultural Practices

• Political restrictions

• Economic instability

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What is the common language that Persians speak?

• Arabic

• Turkish

• Urdu

• Farsi