WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which 2 groups have desired a homeland led by a spirit of nationalism?
A
Jews
B
Kurds
C
Arabs
D
Persians
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The traditional Kurdish way of life was nomadic, revolving around sheep and goat herding throughout the Mesopotamian plains and the highlands of Turkey and Iran. Most Kurds practiced only marginal agriculture.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thus at the end of 1925, the country of the Kurds, known since the XIIth century by the name “Kurdistan", found itself divided between four states: Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria. And for the first time in its long history, it was even to be deprived of its cultural autonomy.

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: -Kurds are an Iranian people; the first known Indo-Iranians in the region were the Mitanni, who established a kingdom in northern Syria five centuries after the fall of Gutium. The Mitanni are believed to have spoken an Indo-Aryan language, or perhaps a pre-split Indo-Iranian language.

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