Ethnic and Religious Groups in Southwest Asia

Which ethnic group can be found in SW Asia (Middle East)?

• Arabs

• Kurds

• Persians

• All of them

Arabs (live throughout Southwest Asia)

• Ethnic Groups

• Religious Groups

What are the three major religions in the Middle East?

• Judaism

• Islam

• Christianity

• Buddhism

Arabs, Kurds, and Persians are ethnic groups, Muslims are an example of...

• a religious group

• another ethnic group

• a social group

This religion is a monotheistic religion based on the teachings of its founder, Muhammad

(a)  

Complete the following chart with the following terms.

h

g

f

e

d

c

b

a

mosque

Jerusalem

Bible

Moses and Abraham

Allah

synagogue

Star of David

Christianity

Which ethnic group dominates most of Southwest Asia?

• Persians

• Arabs

• Kurds

Name the region

• Southeast Asia

• Southwest Asia

• East Asia

• Siberia

What are the three major ethnic groups of Southwest Asia?

• Arabs

• Kurd

• Persian

• African American

I am a Muslim man from Saudi Arabia who reads the Quran and prays five times a day.

• Ethnic Groups

• Religious Groups