Culture Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. People that speak Kurdish & live in the mountains of Iran, Iraq, Syria, & Turkey in an area called Kurdistan. They have never had their own country. Minority ethnic group in the Middle East
  2. 5. belief in one god
  3. 7. A monotheistic religion that began in the Middle East & is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ.
  4. 9. group of Muslims that believe the leader can be any good Muslim
  5. 10. Group of people that live in Iran & speak Farsi
  6. 11. Largest ethnic group in the Middle East. They speak Arabic & live all over the Middle East
  7. 12. group of Muslims that believe the leader must be a descendent of Muhammed
Down
  1. 1. A monotheistic religion that teaches that there is only one God and that Muhammad is his prophet. Followers are called Muslims. It is the youngest of the 3 main religions in the Middle East.
  2. 3. group of people with a common set of Belifes. You choose your religion
  3. 4. A monotheistic religion of the Jews based on the Old Testament. It is the oldest of the 3 main religions in the Middle East.
  4. 6. group of people that share a common Language, History, Race, etc. You are born into your ethnic group
  5. 8. many different types of people or things