ME_04_LandReligionConflict(Kurdish/SunniShi'a) SS7H2d

What issue led to the split between the Sunni and Shia in Islam?

• Shia believed only Arabs could be Muslim

• Arguments began over what should be included in the Five Pillars

• Shia wanted to change the direction of prayer to Jerusalem rather than Mecca

• they disagreed over who should lead the Muslim community after the death of Muhammad

On which area of the map would you MOST likely find people belonging to the Kurdish ethnic group?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is the MAIN difference between Sunni and Shia Muslims?

• The Sunni believe in the idea of Monotheism.

• The Shia pray towards Mecca five times every day.

• The Shia wanted a family member of Muhammad to succeed him.

• The Sunni fast from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan.

Which of these statements regarding Southwest Asia (the Middle East) is MOST correct?

• Most countries contain a single ethnic group.

• The Kurdish people do not have an ethnic homeland.

• Palestinians have been in frequent conflict with Egyptian settlers since the 1940s.

• Sunni and Shia Muslims disagree on religious matters but share power peacefully in many governments.

Which of these branches of Islam has always had the majority of followers since the Sunni–Shia split?

• Shia

• Sufi

• Sunni

• Wahhabi

Which the two religious groups have fought for power in Iraq for decades?

• Sunni and Shia Muslims

• Christians and Jews

• Buddhist and Muslims

• Baptists and Methodists

Many Shia Muslims live in which country?

• Iraq

• Iran

• Israel

• Saudi Arabia

Which is a true statement?

• All countries in SW Asia have only 1 ethnic group.

• The Kurds do not have their own homeland.

• Israel's Arab neighbors welcomed the creation of Israel.

• Palestinians and Egyptians have been in constant conflict since 1940.

A disagreement over who should be the leader of Islam when Muhammad died caused

• the Sunni Shia split.

• the end of Islam.

• the beginning of Christianity.

• the Crusades to re-take the Holy Land.

What is the conflict the Kurds have with Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran?

• They claim to be the chosen people.

• They want to move from the mountains to the desert.

• They are treated as second class citizens and want their own homeland.

• They are all Shia Muslims and the countries want them to be Sunni Muslims.