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What is an ethnic group

What makes the Kurdish people part of the same ethnic group?

Ethnicity and Religion of SW Asia (Middle East)

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1
What makes the Kurdish people part of the same ethnic group?
They are the majority in the Middle East
Most of them are christians
They all live in the same country
They all speak Kurdish
2
What is an ethnic group
People who live in the same country
People who do the same job
People who share the same language and history
People who worship the same
3
How are the three major religions similar
They are all Christians
They all believe Jesus is the son of God
They are all monotheistic
They are all polytheistic (many gods)
4
The followers of Islam are called
Muslims
Arabs
Christians
Kurds
5
What makes Christianity different from Judaism?
Christians believe Jesus is the Messiah, Jews do not
Only Jews believe in the Old Testament
Christians worship many gods, Jews do not
Jews got along with the Romans, Christians did not
6
Most Arabs, Persians and Kurds belong to what religious background?
Judaism
Christinity
Monotheism
Islam
7
Why is there a division between muslims?
Some thought that Islam should have more than one God
There was disagreement on who should lead Islam
They wanted to divide the ottoman empire
Some wanted to accept Jesus as the messiah
8
What is the modern name for the country that used to be called Persia?
Israel
Iran
Afghanistan
Iraq