1. Ethnic Groups⢠An ethnic group is a group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community for generations.⢠The characteristics they may have in common could included a language, a religion, a shared history, types of foods, and a set of traditional stories, beliefs, or celebrations.⢠These things make up a common culture shared by those in a
2. Religion⢠A religious group shares a belief system in a god or gods, with a specific set of rituals and literature.⢠People from different ethnic groups may share the same religion; through they may be from very different cultures.⢠Religion has been important to the history of the Middle East.⢠Christianity, Islam, and Judaism were started in this region.⢠People who follow Judaism are called Jews.⢠Followers of Christianity are called Christians.⢠Followers of Islam are called Muslims.
3. Arabs⢠Southwest Asia is home to many different ethnic groups who share similar religions.⢠The Arabs of Southwest Asia believe themselves to be descendants of Abraham in the Bible, through his son Ishmael.⢠They make up the majority of those who live throughout the region known as the Middle East, though there are many differences among them.⢠Most Arabs practice the religion of Islam and call themselves Muslims.
4. ⢠Those who call themselves Muslims are further divided, as some call themselves Sunni Muslims, while others are Shia Muslims.⢠Some Arabs are Christians.⢠Most Arabs, whether they are Muslim or Christian, speak the Arabic language.
5. Persians⢠Persians are those who live in the modern country of Iran.⢠The Persian people are descended from a different group than those who are Arabs and Jews.⢠Their ancestors were Indo-Europeans from Central Europe and Southern Russia.⢠The country of Persia became known as Iran after World War I.⢠Persians, or Iranians, speak Farsi, a language that uses the Arabic alphabet but is actually a different language.⢠They practice Islam, but most belong to the Shia group of Muslims.⢠About 15 percent of Muslims in the world are Shia. The other 85 percent are Sunni Muslims.
6. Kurds⢠The Kurds are an ethnic group the lives in several different countries in the Middle East.⢠Most Kurds are found in the mountainous areas where Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq come together.⢠The Kurds see themselves as a distinct ethnic group from others in the area.⢠They speak their own language, known as Kurdish, and have a separate history, literature, music, and set of traditions.⢠Many Kurds hope to have a nation o their own some day, a hope that has caused conflict with the countries in which Kurdish people live.⢠Most Kurds are Sunni Muslim, though there is a small minority who are Shia Muslims.
7. ďThe Middle East has a common culture whichincludes the Arabic language and the Islamic religion.ď For centuries, kingdoms and empires have battledfor control of the region.ďThree continents (Europe, Asia, & Africa) meet in theMiddle East.ďImportant trade routes have long passed through theregion.ďFor many years, whoever controlled the Middle Eastheld great influence over much of the worldâseconomy.
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