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SS7G8-Culture
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs | ethnic group |
| shares a belief system in a god or gods, with a specific set of rituals | religious group |
| descendants of Abraham through his son Ishmael | Arabs |
| Most practice the religion of Islam and call themselves Muslims | Arabs |
| Many practice Christianity | Arabs |
| Speaks Arabic language | Arabs |
| Live in Southwest Asia | Arabs |
| Live in modern day Iran | Persians |
| Ancestors were Indo-Europeans from Central Europe and Southern Russia | Persians |
| Speaks Farsi language | Persians |
| Practice Islam but belong to the Shia group of Muslims | Persians |
| Most found in mountainous areas of Syria, Turkey, Iran and Iraq | Kurds |
| Speak Kurdish | Kurds |
| Hope to have their own nation | Kurds |
| Most belong to Sunni Muslim | Kurds |