24-25 Ethnic Groups of the Middle East

a group of people who share the same language, culture, history, traditions, country of origin, food, types of clothing, and sometimes religion.

• Religious Group

• Study Group

• Ethnic Group

• Philosophy Group

A group of people who share the same beliefs about a god or gods and the afterlife.

• Philosophy Group

• Ethnic Group

• Study Group

• Religious Group

The largest ethnic group in Southwest Asia (the Middle East)

• Persians

• Arabs

• Jews

• Kurds

The ethnic group in Iran who are in the majority. Had a great empire that covered much of the Middle East

• Persians

• Romans

• Kurds

• Arabs

A minority ethnic group in Turkey and neighboring countries that wants its own country.

• Jews

• Arabs

• Persians

• Kurds

The language spoken by most Arabs.

• HIndi

• Arabic

• Farsi

• English

The language spoken by most Persians.

• Farsi

• Hindi

• Hebrew

• Arabic

The language spoken by the Kurdish people.

• Arabic

• Farsi

• Kurdish

• Hebrew

This ethnic group lives in the mountains between Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey

• Turks

• Persians

• Arabs

• Kurds

one of the two main branches of Islam. Has the majority of followers

• Shia

• Sunni