Ethnic and Religious Groups of the Middle East

A member of a people group inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East

• Arabs

• Persians

• Kurds

A group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community for generations.

• religious group
• ethnic group

The nation that Kurds are fighting Syria, Turkey, Iran and Iraq to create.

• Pakistan
• Afghanistan
• Kurdistan
• Kyrgyzstan

A distinct ethnic group that lives in the mountainous areas where Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq come together.

• Arabs
• Persians
• Kurds

The language of Arabs

• English
• Farsi
• Kurdish
• Arabic

The language of Kurds

• Farsi
• Kurdish
• Arabic
• French

The language of Persians

• English
• Farsi
• Kurdish
• French

People who live in the modern country of Iran.

• Arabs
• Persians
• Kurds

Although many are Christians and other faiths, most Arabs practice Islam. Which form of Islam do MOST Arabs practice?

• Sunni Islam

• Shia Islam

A group with a shared belief system in a god or gods, with a specific set of rituals and holy book.

• religious group

• ethnic group