2. Please, write the question. Also, please have planner out & on your table. 1.What cheese is made backwards? 2.A man walks into a bar, what does he say? 3.What is so delicate that when you say its name, it is broken 4.If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?

3. Please, write the question. Also, please have planner out & on your table. 1.What cheese is made backwards? 2.A man walks into a bar, what does he say? 3.What is so delicate that when you say its name, it is broken 4.If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?

4. How does the diversity of religions within the Arabs, Persians, and Kurdish ethnic groups affect the Middle East?

5.  Bell ringer  The Kurds  Geography / Religion test  CNN Student News

9. Ethnic Groups An ethnic group is a group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community for generations. An ethnic group is a group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community for generations. language, a religion, a shared history, and a set of traditional stories, beliefs, or celebrationsThe characteristics could included a language, a religion, a shared history, and a set of traditional stories, beliefs, or celebrations.

12. Religious Groups A religious group shares a share a belief system, in a god or gods, with a specific set of rituals and literature. People from different ethnic groups may share the same religion; through they may be from very different cultures.

15. Kurds Ethnic group that is found in the mountainous areas where Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq come together. Ethnic group that is found in the mountainous areas where Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq come together. Hope to have a nation of their own some day Most are Sunni Muslim, though there is a small minority who are Shia Muslims.

16. Kurdish Speak their own language, Kurdish, and have a separate history, literature, music, and set of traditions. Almost 1/5 of the population of Turkey is Kurdish. Kurdish Muslims are usually less strict about certain Islamic practices. Persecuted by Sadam Husain Persecuted by Sadam Husain

17. Arabs Arabs make up the majority of the region known as the Middle East Arabs make up the majority of the region known as the Middle East, though there are many differences among them. Most Arabs practice the religion of Islam and call themselves Muslims.

18. Arab Arabs comprise most of the population of Southwest Asia. Arabs comprise most of the population of Southwest Asia. Most Arabs practice Islam and speak Arabic. Most Arabs practice Islam and speak Arabic. Small numbers of Arabs practice other religions.

19. Those who call themselves Muslims are further divided, as some call themselves Sunni Muslims, while others are Shia Muslims. Some Arabs are Christians. Most Arabs, whether they are Muslim or Christian, speak the Arabic language.

20. Persians Persians are those who live in the modern country of Iran. Persians are those who live in the modern country of Iran. The country of Persia became known as Iran after World War I. ancestors were Indo-Europeans from Central Europe and Southern Russia. The Persian people are descended from a different group than those who are Arabs and Jews. Their ancestors were Indo-Europeans from Central Europe and Southern Russia. Persians, or Iranians, speak Farsi, a language that uses the Arabic alphabet but is actually a different language. Persians, or Iranians, speak Farsi, a language that uses the Arabic alphabet but is actually a different language. They practice Islam, but most belong to the Shia group of Muslims.

21. Persian Persians make up about half of Iran’s current population. Persians make up about half of Iran’s current population. They have their own language called Persian or Farsi. Most Persians in Iran today practice Shi’a Islam, but some are Sunni and other religions. Persian women have faced many challenges as a result of strict cultural and religious practices.

22. Please, write the question. Use the political cartoons on the next two slides to answer. Please have agenda on your table. 1.In the first cartoon, what do you think the bird represents? 2.In the first cartoon, do you think the cartoonist is pro or anti Kurds? 3.What does the second cartoon have in common with the first cartoon? 4. Which other country is mentioned in the second cartoon?

23. Please, write the question. Use the political cartoons on the next two slides to answer. Please have agenda on your table. 1.In the first cartoon, what do you think the bird represents? 2.In the first cartoon, do you think the cartoonist is pro or anti Kurds? 3.What does the second cartoon have in common with the first cartoon? 4. Which other country is mentioned in the second cartoon?

26. Please fold your paper in half; number as you see below. We will take a quick pretest on ethnic groups of Southwest Asia. It will not count as a class grade. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

27. How does the diversity of religions within the Arabs, Persians, and Kurdish ethnic groups affect the Middle East?

28.  Bell ringer (pretest)  Three Ethnic Groups of Southwest Asia  8 review questions for quiz on Wednesday  CNN Student News

30. Persians Persians are those who live in of Iran. Persians are those who live in of Iran.Persia became known as Iran after World War I. Ancestors were Indo- Europeans from Central Europe and Southern Russia. Ancestors were Indo- Europeans from Central Europe and Southern Russia. Persians speak Farsi, a language that uses the Arabic alphabet but is actually a different language. Persians speak Farsi, a language that uses the Arabic alphabet but is actually a different language. Practice Islam, but most belong to the Shia group of Muslims.

31. Persian Persians make up about half of Iran’s current population. Persians make up about half of Iran’s current population. They have their own language called Persian or Farsi. Most Persians in Iran today practice Shi’a Islam, but some are Sunni and other religions. Persian women have faced many challenges as a result of strict cultural and religious practices.

32. What religion Are most Persians? What language do Persians speak? What is the religion of most of the Kurdish Ethnic group? What is the Religion of most Of the Arabs Of Southwest Asia? Which dictator once Gassed his own people Including the Kurds? Before World War One, how did most Kurds make their Living? Which ethnic Group is most Numerous in Southwest Asia What modern country Is home to the Persian ethnic Group?

33. What religion Are most Persians? What language do Persians speak? What is the religion of most of the Kurdish Ethnic group? What is the Religion of most Of the Arabs Of Southwest Asia? Which dictator once Gassed his own people Including the Kurds? Before World War One, how did most Kurds make their Living? Which ethnic Group is most Numerous in Southwest Asia What modern country Is home to the Persian ethnic Group?

35. Arabs Arabs make up the majority of the region known as the Middle East Arabs make up the majority of the region known as the Middle East, though there are many differences among them. Most Arabs practice the religion of Islam and call themselves Muslims.

36. Arab Arabs comprise most of the population of Southwest Asia. Arabs comprise most of the population of Southwest Asia. Most Arabs practice Islam and speak Arabic. Most Arabs practice Islam and speak Arabic. Small numbers of Arabs practice other religions.

37. Those who call themselves Muslims are further divided, as some call themselves Sunni Muslims, while others are Shia Muslims. Some Arabs are Christians. Most Arabs, whether they are Muslim or Christian, speak the Arabic language.

38. Kurds Ethnic group that is found in the mountainous areas where Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq come together. Ethnic group that is found in the mountainous areas where Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq come together. Hope to have a nation of their own some day Most are Sunni Muslim, though there is a small minority who are Shia Muslims.

39. Kurdish Speak their own language, Kurdish, and have a separate history, literature, music, and set of traditions. Almost 1/5 of the population of Turkey is Kurdish. Kurdish Muslims are usually less strict about certain Islamic practices. Persecuted by Sadam Husain Persecuted by Sadam Husain

40. Please have planner on your table; Write the questions (5); Use passage on next slide to answer. 1.What two things unified the Islamic empire? 2.Where did mathematician al-Khwarizmi live? 3.What was Ibn Sina known for? 4.From where did Muslim scholars get the concept of the decimal system? 5.According to the quote, what three things did al-Khwarizmi accomplish?

41. During Europe’s [Middle Ages], the light of Islam shown, unifying, stimulating the cultures of many lands with the currents of trade and the bond of a common language, Arabic. Ibn Sina of Bukhara, known to the West as Avicenna, wrote his Canon, which remained Europe’s medical textbook for more than 500 years. Mathematician al-Khwarizmi of Baghdad introduced ‘Arabic’ numerals and decimal system from India and wrote the standard on al-jabr – algebra. - Thomas J. Abercrombie’s Great Religions of the World, 1971

42. How did European partitioning in Southwest Asia (Middle East) after the breakup of the Ottoman Empire lead to regional conflict?

43.  Bell ringer  Time Line – Ottoman Empire (back of BR)  Quiz on Ethnic Groups  HWK – Ottoman Empire Handout  CNN Student News

46. Istanbul began as a Greek port called Byzantium Later, name changes to Constantinople to honor Roman emperor Constantine Ottoman (Turkish people not the chair part) conqueror Istanbul in the 1400’s

48. The Turks rename city of Constantinople, Istanbul. Ottomans then created great empire covering many countries. It lasted until … Kemal Ataturk in 20’s b/c first president; he created modern nation of Turkey

50. Please have planner on your table; Write the questions (5); Use passage on next slide to answer. 1.What were the methods the Nazi’s used to kill Jews during the Holocaust? 2.In what year was Mr. Bergman taken from his home by the Nazis? 3.What is the name of the concentration camp that Mr. Bergman eventually arrives at? 4.How old did Mr. Bergman’s father tell the Nazi officer his son was at the camp? 5.According to Mr. Berman, the Holocaust occurs in what 5 years?

51. Please have planner on your table; Write the questions (10);please skip 3 lines per question 6.At the concentration camp in Poland, what job did Mr. Bergman have? 7.At the camp in Poland, what other nationalities were being held by the Nazis? 8.Before leaving Gross Rozen camp, what was done to Mr. Berman’s hair? 9.How did Mr. Bergman avoid going back to Auschwitz? 10.What did Mr. Bergman have to use to wet his lips while on the train?

52. How did European partitioning in Southwest Asia (Middle East) after the breakup of the Ottoman Empire lead to regional conflict?

53.  Bell ringer  Tic Tac Toe Chart - Nationalism  Video – The Holocaust  Test Corrections  CNN Student News

56. After World War I, the people of Southwest Asia resented European rule and influence

57. People of Southwest Asia turned to nationalism, the belief that every ethnic group has a right to its own nation

58. Today, some groups see themselves as stateless nations, or people with strong ethnic loyalties but no country of their own …

59. Saudi Arabia is created in 1932. It is a monarchy with a king. Taken over by France after WWI, Syria was given independence in 1946

60. Iraq, with help from England gained its independence in 1932 Iran, known as Persia until 1935, when a kingdom was established there.

61. Controlled by the British after WWI, given its independence in 1946. Today, it is a kingdom Created by the United Nations in 1948 as a result of the Holocaust which occurred during WWII

62. During _____, British took control of area & allowed Jews to return & this angers many Palestinians WWII saw _______ (Q), millions of Jews killed by Nazi Germany 1947 – UN votes to create Jewish state; 1948 (Q) Israel is created with __________ as its president