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What is an ethnic group |
A group of people that share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community for generations |
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An ethnic group |
They often share language religion history types of food and tradition |
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Kurds Arabs and Persians |
Are all ethnic groups in South West Asia |
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Arabs |
Descendants of Abraham through his son Ishmael |
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Arabs |
Largest ethnic group in Southwest Asia |
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Arabs |
Must follow Islam but many are also Christian |
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Persians |
Live in the modern country of iran |
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Persians |
Descendent of Indo-Europeans from Central Europe and southern Russia |
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Persians |
Most practice Islam mini and the Shia branch |
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Persians |
Speak Farsi |
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Kurds |
Lives in mountain areas of Syria turkey Iran and Iraq |
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Kurds |
Speak Kurdish |
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Kurds |
Some Kurds hope to have their own country one day which has caused conflict around them |
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Kurds |
Most practice Islam |
