Ethnic Groups of SW Asia Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group.

• True

• false

Kurds are a religious group.

• True

• false

Kurds live in the mountains of Turkey, Syria, Iraq and ___________.

• Bolivia

• Russia

• Iraq

Many Kurds live in an area of northern Iraq called what?

• Israel

• Iran

• Afghanistan

What is the largest ethnic group in the world without a country of their own?

• Persians

• Arabs

• Kurds

Kurds of Southwest Asia believe themselves to be descendants of the __________.

• Arabs

• Medes

• Abraham

Kurds are Muslim.

• True

• false

How are Kurdish Muslims less strict about certain Islamic practice?

• There are fewer laws for how Kurdish women should dress than there are for Iranian and Arab women.

• There are more laws for how Kurdish women should dress than there are for Iranian and Arab women.

• Kurds are a type of ethnic group that practice Islamic practices.

What is the Kurish language related to ?

• French

• Arabic

• Farsi ( Persian)