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has no real homeland, speaks Kurdish, practices Islam, Yezidism, Yarsanism, and other indeginous religions

• Kurds

• Arabs

• Persians

largest ethnic group in the Middle East; speaks Arabic; practices mostly Muslim, but can be Christians or Druze

• Persian

• Arab

• Kurds

lives mainly in Iran, speaks Persian, mostly practices Shia Muslim; however, some practice Christianity, Judaism, and other religions

• Kurds

• Arabs

• Persians

Which of the following characteristics describes a religious group?

• common language

• common ancestors

• common set of ethics

• shared spiritual beliefs

• common cultural background or decent

Which of the following characteristics describes an ethnic group?

• common language

• common ancestors

• common set of ethics

• shared spiritual beliefs

• common cultural background or decent

The two predominant forms of democracy in the world are presidential and parliamentary. Which two characteristics below describe presidential democracy?

• Prime Minister

• President

• head of government elected by legislature

• head of government elected by the people

The two predominant forms of democracy in the world are presidential and parliamentary. Which two characteristics below describe parliamentary democracy?

• Prime Minister

• President

• head of government elected by legislature

• head of government elected by the people

In the autocratic form of government, power is vested in one person that does not share...

• their power

• their religion

• their language

• their ethnic group

The ultimate power in a democratic form of government lies with the citizens when they exercise the power to...

• vote

• protest

• migrate

• assemble

The damming and pollution of Middle Eastern rivers like Tigris, Euphrates, and Jordan causes water issues for which countries?

• Iran

• Iraq

• Syria

• Jordan

• Saudi Arabia