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Middle East Religious and Ethnic Groups
Question | Answer |
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Which ethnic group has the largest amount of people in the Middle East? | Arab |
Which group if both a religious group and an ethnic group? | Jews |
Which ethnic group lives in the mountains of Turkey and Iraq? | Kurds |
Explain how Sunnis and Shias (Shiites) are different. | Sunni's believe a leader could be a community member voted in; Shiites believe the leader must be a descendant of Mohammed. |
Which division of Islam includes 90% of the Muslims? | Sunni |
Name the founder of each of the three Middle Eastern religions. | Christianity: Jesus Christ Islam: Mohammed Judaism: Abraham |