Holsey-Middle East

What dispute led to the split in Islam between the Sunnis and the Shia and why? You MUST use complete sentences in your

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

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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.

The dispute that the successor to Muhammad needed to be a blood relative led to what split in Islam?

• Sufi/Shia

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  Sunni/Quranism

• Sunni/Shia

• Sunni/Sufi

Although not a nation, Kurdistan is a region inhabited by a distinct ethnic group, the Kurds. Which number on the map is CLOSEST to the area known as Kurdistan?

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As part of the Gulf War, the US came to the aid of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Which number represents the country that invaded Kuwait?

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