WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What do the ethnic groups of Arabs, Persians, and Kurds have in common?
A
They are all Muslim
B
They are all Christain
C
They are all Buddist
D
They are all Jewish
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Like the Arabs, the Kurds are overwhelmingly Muslim, and the great majority are Sunni; only 5% are Shi’a.

Detailed explanation-2: -Both have their own unique culture, traditions, and language. Arabs and Turks comprise the other two of the four ethnic groups. Persians are the dominant ethnic group in Iran and considered its native people. Meanwhile, the Kurds are one of the minority ethnic groups.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Kurds all speak an Indo-European language. In this way, the Kurdish ethnic groups shares a linguistic identity with most of the people of Europe, Iran, and Northern India. Most Kurds are Muslims; however, a minority belong to the Yazidi faith.

Detailed explanation-4: -A group of people that shares a common belief system. Religious groups have many things in common: God(s), prophets, prayers, history, sacred text, religious laws, holy days, etc. People from the same ethnic group may share the same religion.

Detailed explanation-5: -Finally, grammatical and historical documents helped prove that although both have the same origin and they have had a common historical trend with many similarities, Kurdish and Farsi are regarded as two different neighboring languages and each of them is considered to be an independent national language.

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