Southwest Asia (Middle East) Lesson 5: Division among the Sunni and Shias Literacy Rate/Standard of Living

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STANDARD SS7G8: The student will describe the diverse cultures of the people who live in Southwest Asia (Middle East). D. Explain the reason for the division between the Sunni and Shia Muslims E. Evaluate how the literacy rate affects the standard of living

Essential Question What is the reason for the division between Sunni and Shia Muslims?

Sunnis and Shias- Both Muslims As there are divisions in many religions, so it is within the Islamic Faith Two major groups are the Sunnis and Shias About 90% of Muslims are Sunnis

So What’s The Difference? Sunnis follow the Sunnah, or custom of Muhammad Shias are Muslims who follow Ali, Muhammad’s closest relative

How They Disagree Ali was Muhammad’s cousin and was married to his daughter. After Muhammad died, Muslims split over who would succeed Muhammad as leader of Islam The Sunnis wanted the community to choose the best leader to succeed Muhammad The Shia favored Ali, feeling that leadership should stay within the prophets family

Quick Quiz Time Answer the questions on your guided notes! Blue: Shia Green: Sunni

Compare these two groups…. WYKAT Compare these two groups…. make a T-CHART. Sunni/Shia

Question for Discussion Shia Muslims are concentrated in Iran, southern Iraq, and southern Lebanon, and make up about 80% of the population in the oil-rich areas of the region. How do you think this fact might add to the current problems between the two groups? Think/Pair/Share!

Reading the Way to a Better Life Usually there is a high correlation between the standard of living and literacy rate. What is the definition of standard of living? Literacy Rate: the percentage of adults who can read and write

Literacy Rate/Standard of Living in Different Countries Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey have standard of living/literacy rates that range from a low 63% in Saudi Arabia to a high 87% in Turkey Israel has the highest literacy rate in the Middle East at 97% The Gaza strip has a literacy rate of 92% War in Iraq over the past two decades have hurt both education and the economy. They have a literacy rate of about 74%

Literacy Rate/Standard of Living in Different Countries Afghanistan has been in political turmoil since the mid 1970s due to the Taliban, a violent political group, being in power Since invading in 2003, the United States has expanded education in this country, but still the overall literacy rate is only 28%, with a standard of living of roughly $800 per person per year.

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