WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The term “Arab” refers to an ethnic group made up of people who speak
A
Swahili
B
Sunis
C
Arabic
D
Sunni
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The term “Arab” refers to an ethnic group made up of people who speak the Arabic language. Most Arabs, whether they are Muslim or Christian, speak Arabic.

Detailed explanation-2: -Who is an Arab? Arab is an ethno-linguistic category, identifying people who speak the Arabic language as their mother tongue (or, in the case of immigrants, for example, whose parents or grandparents spoke Arabic as their native language). Arabic is a Semitic language, closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic.

Detailed explanation-3: -In modern usage, it embraces any of the Arabic-speaking peoples living in the vast region from Mauritania, on the Atlantic coast of Africa, to southwestern Iran, including the entire Maghrib of North Africa, Egypt and Sudan, the Arabian Peninsula, and Syria and Iraq.

Detailed explanation-4: -1. The Arabs can be categorized as a distinct ethnic group in world today. 2. Historically, because of their continual unity, Arabs can be categorized as a political group.

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