| A | B |
|---|
| ethnic group | shared language, history, and culture |
| religious group | shared beliefs about God |
| Arabs | live across the region, are mostly Muslim |
| Persians | mainly live in the mountains, mostly follow Shia Islam |
| Kurds | live in the mountains, mostly follow Sunni Islam |
| Judaism | believers follow the Torah |
| Christianity | believers follow the Bible |
| Islam | believers follow the Quran |
| World War I | European countries divided Middle Eastern land |
| Partitioning | Dividing of land |
| Conflict | issues between ethnic groups in the Middle East |
| Holocaust | where millions of Jews were killed |
| Anti-Semitism | dislike or hatred toward Jewish people |
| Palestinians and Israelis | disagree about who should control certain lands |
| Sunni and Shia Muslims | disagree about who should lead the Muslim community |
| Persian Gulf War | The US fought after Iraq invaded Kuwait |
| 9/11 Attacks | U. S. went into Afghanistan after this |
| Iraq in 2003 | US fought this nation because they believed they were a threat |
