Unit 1 Vocabulary Practice

Notable, primary, most common

• Christianity

• Jerusalem

• Prominent

• Polytheistic

A religion with the belief in MANY gods

• Shia

• Diversity

• Polytheistic

• Sunni

A religion with the belief in just ONE god

• Monotheistic

• Diversity

• Persians

• Contrast

Government related & determined by government such as boundaries for independent nations

• Political

• Physical

• Economic

• Cultural

visible, environmental --
Examples: mountains, lakes, rivers, seas, and oceans

• Physical

• Political

• Cultural

• Formal

people who may share common characteristics such as language, physical traits, customs, and traditions -- examples: Arabs, Kurds, Persians

• Ethnic Group

• Muslims

• Religious Group

• Population Density

people who share a common set of beliefs, usually in a supernatural being(s) -- examples: Christians, Jews, Muslims

• Religious group

• Christianity

• Muslims

• Ethnic group

Most common ethnic group in the Middle East and North Africa - majority are Sunni Muslims with Shia Muslims making up about 10%

• Muslims

• Arabs

• Kurds

• Persians

ethnic group that lives in the mountainous regions of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Armenia, and Turkey-- most are Sunni Muslims

• Arabs

• Muslims

• Persians

• Kurds

ethnic group who make up over ½ of the population of Iran -- maintained a large and powerful empire in ancient times

• Arabs

• Persians

• Muslims

• Kurds