Origins of the Middle East

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Most people who live in the Middle East belong to which ethnic group?

Most of the time, Muslims would live together peacefully, but often when conflict would arise, Muslims would split among these two groups.

a group of people who share a common belief system but are not necessarily composed of a single ethnic group

The belief in one god or one supreme being is known as ________________.

This ethnic group are found mainly in the mountainous parts of Iran, Iraq, and Turkey. There is also a strong nationalist movement among this group for their own nation, but they have never united in this effort outside of their individual countries

What two reasons lie at the heart of most conflicts in the Middle East?

Which of the following is not a reason that the Ottoman Empire began to decline in powers towards the end of the late 1800s and early 1900s? (There may be more than one answer. Mark all that apply.)

The ____________ ethnic group can be found mainly in Iran and speak the language of Farsi. They are the dominant ethnic group in Iran.