Ethnic & Religious Groups in SW Asia

The major ethnic groups in the Middle East are...

• Christians

• Kurds

• Arabs

• Persians

The major religious groups in the Middle East are:

• Christians

• Jews

• Persians

• Muslims

The religion of Islam in SW Asia is divided into two major groups of muslims:

• Persians

• Sunni

• Shia

• Arabs

Food, clothing, customs, common history, common race, common religion, language, and culture are characteristics of

• ethnic groups

• religious groups

• traditions

• ancestry

Is the following sentence an example of ethnic or religious groups? Mr. Goldberg reads his Torah.

• ethnic

• religious

Is the following sentence an example of ethnic or religious groups? Patrick has one Asian Parent and one Hispanic parent.

• ethnic

• religious

Is the following sentence an example of ethnic or religious groups? Boris speaks Russian.

• ethnic

• religious

Is the following sentence an example of ethnic or religious groups? Salome speaks Arabic.

• ethnic

• religious

Is the following sentence an example of ethnic or religious groups? Carol attends a Christian church service.

• ethnic

• religious

Holy book, day of worship, name for God, holy meeting place, and shared morals are characteristics of...

• ethnic groups

• religious groups