Ethic Groups
This ethnic group primarily speaks Arabic and is the largest ethnic group in many Middle Eastern countries.
What are the Arabs
What are the three religions in SW Asia
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
What does partion mean?
To divide or seperate
What are the two things that both countries are fighting over still
Land and religion
Who invaded Kuwait in 1990 and why
Iran/Oil & Land
Name the ethnic group associated with Persia/Iran and the primary language they speak.
Persians/Farsi
What is the main characteristic of an Religious Group?
Your beliefs
Which world event made the Ottoman Empire fall?
World War 1
What is Anti-Semitism
The hatred of the Jewish people
What event caused U.S involvement in Afgahansitan
September 11th
What are the three Ethic Groups in SW Asia
Arabs, Persians, Kurds
Give two similarities shared by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
They share the same holy land and they all have Abraham within their religion
What two countries took sections of the remaining Ottoman Empire?
France and Britain
Why is Jerusalem important to both Israelis and Palestinians?
Jerusalem is both their holy city
Why is the Strait of Hormuz important?
It is a trade route for oil shipments.
Which ethic group is Shia Muslim?
Persians
What does monotheism mean?
Belief in one god
What was the agreement that divided parts of the Ottoman Empire
The Skyes Picot Agreement
What does the word Zionism mean?
support for a Jewish homeland
In 2003, what was the reason for the United States invasion of Iraq?
They thought Iraq had WOMD
True or False: Religion is a major factor when it comes to an ethic group
False
Explain the original cause of the Sunni-Shia split in one or two sentences.
Both groups have different views on who should lead Islam.
Sunni= community
Shia= decendents
How were groups such as the Kurds affected by these new borders?
They were stateless/had no land to call home
What plan created the shrinking of Palestinian land?
The 1947 UN Plan
For the 2003 Conflict, did the U.S find any weapons of mass destruction?
They did not