Ethnic vs Religious

A(n) __________ group is a group of people who share a common culture which includes language, food, history, ancestor, and sometimes religion.

• Ethnic

• Religious

A(n) _________ group is a group of people who share common beliefs about a god or gods, have a common text, common place of worship, and set of rules.

• Ethnic

• Religious

I am an Arab who lives in Tunisia. My family and I speak Arabic and practice Sunni Islam.

• Ethnic

• Religious

I am Swahili, and I live in Kenya. I speak Swahili, which is a mixture of Arabic and Bantu, and practice Sunni Islam. The reason Swahili is a mixture of Arabic and Bantu is because Arab traders began living along the Swahili coast 1500 years ago. They brought their language and religion with them.

• Ethnic

• Religious

I am Bantu, and so is everyone else in my village. We all speak a Bantu language, but I practice Christianity while other people in my village practice Shia Islam.

• Ethnic

• Religious

I am a Sunni Muslim who believes Allah is the one god, reads the Qur'an, and worships at my local mosque in Cairo.

• Ethnic

• Religious

I am a Christian who believes in God, Jesus is the messiah, I read the bible, and worship at my local church in Lalibela.

• Ethnic

• Religious

I am a Hindu who believes in millions of gods, reads the Vedas, believes in Reincarnation, and worships at my local temple in Cape Town.

• Ethnic

• Religious