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What is a religious group? |
Share a common belief system,but are not necessarily composed of a single ethnic group |
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What is an ethnic group? |
Share many common characteristics,such as language,physical appearance,customs,and traditions |
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What are the three main religions in the middle east? |
Judaism,Christianity,and Islam |
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What do jews believe? |
They believe Yahweh spoke to Abraham,believe he commanded Abraham to leave Mesopotamia, settle in Canaan (now Israel) |
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What do Christians believe? |
Jesus is believed to have performed multiple miracles, believe he is the Jewish messiah (savior),and disciples believe he was resurrected |
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What do Muslims believe? |
Believe that around 610 muhammad is commanded by a voice to spread the word of Allah ("God" in Arabic) and believes angel Gabriel tells him the will of god |
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What are the two main sects of Islam? |
Sunnies and Shi'a |
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What is the reason for division? |
Who should succeed muhammad as leader or caliph after his death? Sunnies believed the leader should be elected. Shi'a believed that Muhammad's descendants should inherit the caliphate |
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Who are the kurds? |
found in the mountainous areas where Syria,Turkey,Iran,and Iraq come together,speak their own language kurdish,many kurds hope to have a nation of their own some day,and many are Sunnies Muslims and yazidis |
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Who are the Persians? |
Live in modern country of Iran they are the most popular ethnic group,ancestors came from central Asia and southern Russia,country of Persia became known as Iran after WWI,speak Farsi,and most are Shi'a Muslims |
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Who are the Arabs? |
Most populous ethnic group in the middle east,believe to be descendants of Abraham through his son Ishmael and originally Arabian peninsula,speak Arabic,and most are Sunnis Muslims |
