S.W. Asia - Religious and Ethnic Groups

People in the same religious group ___________  practice the same religion.

• Always

• Sometimes

• Never

Which religious group is the city of Mecca considered a holy city? 

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

• None of the above

Jews were forced out of Israel and moved to many places all over the world, this was called

• Monotheism

• Ramadan

• Diaspora

• Theocracy

Which religious group is being described: "Believe Jesus to be the messiah, holy book is the Bible, Easter is a holiday"

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

• None of the above

The most widely practiced religious group in Southwest Asia is:

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

• None of the above

A person who is planning a pilgrimage to Mecca is most likely part of which religious group?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

• None of the above

Which religious group began here:

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

• All of the above

The majority of people living in Southwest Asia are members of which ethnic group?

• Arab

• Persian

• Kurd

• Muslim

Arabs, Persians, and Kurds all live in roughly the same region of the world and are virtually the same people.

• True

• False

Most Kurds practice ______ Islam, while most Persians practice _____ Islam.

• Shi'a, Sunni

• Sunni, Shi'a