You hear another student say Arabs, Persians, and Kurds all live in roughly the same region of the world and are practically the same thing. The only difference is what country they live in. Why is this student incorrect?

HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST

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You hear another student say “Arabs, Persians, and Kurds all live in roughly the same region of the world and are practically the same thing. The only difference is what country they live in.” Why is this student incorrect?

A	The groups have many differences in their culture and religious beliefs.
B	All three groups are only found in Iran.
C	Arabs and Persians are the same group of people, but Kurds are not.
D	The student is incorrect because he means “city” instead of “country.”

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Arab people, or Arabs, are those people who inhabit the Arab world. “Arab world” is considered to be located in North Africa and Western Asia; Persians are those people who inhabit the Iranian Cultural Continent which includes the Iranian Plateau to the Indus River of Pakistan in the east to Turkey in the West.

Detailed explanation-2: -On the surface it would seem that the commonalities between Arab and Kurd would predict a more harmonious relationship. Both are originally tribal and primarily Sunni Muslim. Both are family-based cultures. Customs are similar, and in urban settings, there is a great deal of intermarriage.

Detailed explanation-3: -Like the Arabs, the Kurds are overwhelmingly Muslim, and the great majority are Sunni; only 5% are Shi’a.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is a difference between the religious practices of the Persian and Kurdish populations of Southwest Asia? While most Persians practice Sunni Islam, most Kurdish peoples practice Judaism.

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