1. August 19, 2016
Agenda
1. Warm-up
2. Ethnic Groups of SWA (17)
3. Religious vs. Ethnic (18)
Warm-up
• What do all 3 religions of SWA have in common?
Homework: finish Study Guide (due 8-22)
Test is Tuesday August 23, 2016

2. Commonalities between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
•Monotheistic
•Believe in Abraham & Moses
•Jerusalem sacred
•Old Testament
•10 Commandments
•from Southwest Asia

4. Throughout North Africa & SWA
95% practice Islam, but there are some who practice Christianity & Judaism
Arabic
98% practice Islam (90% Shia & 8% Sunni)
Farsi( a dialect of Persian)
Iran
Kurdistan (parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, & Turkey)
Mostly Islam (Sunni), but have many of their own customs
Kurdish (a language related to Persian)

5. Arabs are the largest ethnic group in the Middle East occupying 17 countries throughout the region.
The Kurds do not have their own country. They occupy parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, & Turkey.
The Kurds helped the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Persians come from Iran. (Iran used to be called Persia)

6. Religious & Ethnic Groups Vocabulary Building

7. •Arab •Christians •Persian •Jews •Hispanic •Muslims •American
definition
picture
a group of people who share the same religious beliefs
(creed, practices, and rituals)
religious group
•Arab
•Persian
•Hispanic
•American
•Christians
•Jews
•Muslims
•Buddhists
examples
non-examples

8. ethnic group •Arab •Persian •Kurd •Christian •Asian •Muslim •Hispanic
definition
picture
a group of people
who share a common and distinctive culture, race and (usually) language
ethnic group
•Arab
•Persian
•Kurd
•Asian
•Hispanic
•Christian
•Muslim
•Teachers
•Directioners
non-examples
examples

9. Religious or Ethnic Group?
Christians
Religious Group

10. Religious or Ethnic Group?
Arabs
Ethnic Group

11. Religious or Ethnic Group?
Muslims
Religious Group

12. Religious or Ethnic Group?
Hispanic
Ethnic Group

13. Religious or Ethnic Group?
Catholic
Religious Group

14. Religious or Ethnic Group?
Persian
Ethnic Group

15. Religious or Ethnic Group?
Protestants
Religious Group

16. Religious or Ethnic Group?
Sunni
Religious Group

17. Religious or Ethnic Group?
Shia
Religious Group

18. Religious or Ethnic Group?
Asian
Ethnic Group

19. Religious or Ethnic Group?
Jews
Religious Group

20. Religious or Ethnic Group?
Buddhist
Religious Group

21. Religious or Ethnic Group?
American
Neither

22. Religious or Ethnic Group?
Baptist
Religious Group

23. Religious or Ethnic Group?
Vegetarian
Neither

24. Religious or Ethnic Group?
African
Ethnic Group

25. Religious or Ethnic Group?
Physician
Neither

26. Religious or Ethnic Group?
Presbyterian
Religious Group

27. Religious or Ethnic Group?
Beliebers
Hearing Impaired

29. a group of people who share the same religious beliefs
(creed, practices, and rituals)
a group of people who share a common and distinctive culture, race and (usually)language NO NO