Ch. 18 Sec I The Culture of the Middle East and North Africa.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

SS7G8a,b The Student will describe the diverse cultures of the people who live in Southwest Asia (Middle East)

Advertisements

Southwest Asia’s Ethnic Groups

The Middle East The The Arab World.

Middle Eastern Ethnic Groups  Arab  Jewish  Kurd  Persian  Turk.

The Middle East (Southwest Asia)

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.

Cornell Notes(People of Southwest Asia)

The Middle East (Southwest Asia)

Ethnic Groups and Religious Groups What is the difference?

Ethnic & Religious Groups of the Middle East

FSMS 7 th Grade Social Studies; Unit 2 Ethnic Groups & Religious Groups of SWA September 3 – September 4 th ; Days 6-7 Georgia Standard SS7G8a.b.

P OPULATION P ATTERNS. A R EGION OF G REAT D IVERSITY The region of North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia (will be referred as NSC) serves as.

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. The common.

PEOPLE OF THE MIDDLE EAST. The SEMITES 4T4Together, the Arabs and Jews make up the Semitic population of the MidEast. 4A4Arabic and Hebrew are considered.

Unit 1 Geography of the Middle East (Ethnic/Religious Groups of the Middle East)

Culture Pics Temple of Ur Iran Turkey.

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?

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.

Arabs, Kurds, & Persians. This is a group of people who share a common culture. These characteristics have been part of their community for generations.

Bellringer-Name the countries The diverse cultural characteristics of the people who live in Southwestern Asia Georgia Performance Standards.

Cultural Characteristics of the Middle East 7 th Grade TAG Social Studies.

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. The.

Words to Know  Arab  Jewish  Kurd  Persian  Turk.

Ethnic Groups and Religious Groups What is the difference?

Ethnic Groups of the Middle East

MIDDLE EAST ETHNIC GROUPS. Religious Groups A religious group shares the same religion, a belief system, in a god or godswith a specific set of rituals.

Kurds Most Kurds are found in the mountainous areas where Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq come together. They speak their own language called Kurdish, and.

FSMS 7 th Grade Social Studies; Unit 2 Ethnic Groups & Religious Groups of SWA September 3 – September 4 th ; Days 6-7 Georgia Standard SS7G8a.b.

People in SW Asia. Who is an Arab? 75% of people in SW Asia Share a culture and language—Arabic Not all Arabs are Muslims (religion) Not all live in SW.

Ethnic Diversity Arabs – SW Asia and North Africa Speak Arabic Israelis – Israel Jewish Turkic – Turkey and C. Asia Speak Turkish or other Turkic languages.

Arabs, Kurds, & Persians. Standards SS7G8 The student will describe the diverse cultures of the people who live in Southwest Asia (Middle East). a. Explain.

Ch. 22: North Africa and Southwest Asia The Cultural Geography of North Africa and Southwest Asia.

Ethnic/Religious Diversity in Southwest Asia and North Africa Mr. Broughman Friday, March 7, 2014.

Arabs, Kurds, & Persians. Standards SS7G8 The student will describe the diverse cultures of the people who live in Southwest Asia (Middle East). a. Explain.

Arabs, Kurds, & Persians. SS7G8 The student will describe the diverse cultures of the people who live in Southwest Asia (Middle East). a. Explain the.

Middle Eastern Cultures Ethnic & Religious Groups Focus on religions Arabs, Persians, and Kurds SS7G8 a,b.

Religious and Ethnic Groups of the Middle East Exploring Terms.

North Africa 18.2 East Mediterranean 18.3 Northwest.

Middle East Culture Groups Questions to Ponder :  1. Which ethnic group is most numerous in Southwest Asia? 2. Which ethnic group is most numerous in.

Section 1-4 Click the Speaker button to listen to the audio again.

Cultural Geography of the Middle East!. Land of Many Peoples Region has remarkable ethnic diversity!  Different peoples based on language, customs, beliefs.

STANDARDS: SS7G8 The student will describe the diverse cultures of the people who live in Southwest Asia (Middle East). a. Explain the differences between.

The Middle East (Southwest Asia)

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. The characteristics.

Southwest Asia’s Ethnic Groups

The Middle East (Southwest Asia)

The Middle East Unit 7.

PEOPLE OF THE MIDDLE EAST

Ethnic vs. Religious Groups

Religions and Ethnicity

Ethnic vs. Religious Groups

Middle Eastern Ethnic Groups

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. The characteristics.

Ethnic Groups Southwest Asia’s Arabs, Persians, & Kurds

Southwest Asia’s Ethnic Groups

SS7G8 The student will describe the diverse cultures of the people who live in Southwest Asia (Middle East). a. Explain the differences between an ethnic.

The Middle East (Southwest Asia)

Ethnic Groups of Southwest Asia

SS7G8a,b The Student will describe the diverse cultures of the people who live in Southwest Asia (Middle East)

Bellringer Happy Thursday!

The Middle East (Southwest Asia)

Media Constructions of the Middle East

SS7G8 The student will describe the diverse cultures of the people who live in Southwest Asia (Middle East). a. Explain the differences between an ethnic.

The Middle East (Southwest Asia)

Ethnic and Religious Groups

Ethnic Groups of the Middle East

Presentation transcript:

Ch. 18 Sec I The Culture of the Middle East and North Africa.

Sec. 1 Population Patterns A.Many People 1. The Middle East has served as a crossroads connecting Africa, Asia, and Europe. Africa Asia Europe

2. The Middle East has ethnic diversity (differences among groups based on language, customs, and beliefs) because of the interaction with many different people.

3. Important Groups a.Arabs are the largest ethnic group in the region. Most Arabs are Muslims (a follower of Islam) and speak Arabic.

b. Israelis make up 6.1 million people and reside mostly in Israel. Israel was founded as a Jewish nation in 1948 resulting in war and conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Israel

c. The Turks are descendents of people who migrated to Turkey from Central Asia. Most Turks practice Islam, speak Turkish, and live Western (modern) lifestyles. Turkey

d. Iranians live in Iran and speak Farsi and are Shiite Muslims. Shiites are very strict and rule the government.

e. Afghanis live in Afghanistan and have multiple ethnic groups and languages. Most people are Muslims. It is one of the poorest nations in the world

f. Caucasian people live in the Caucasus mountain countries of Armenia and Georgia. Both have separate languages but practice Christianity. They recently became independent with the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991.

g. The Turkish people of thestans are actually ethnically related to the Turks of Turkey. These were the people who did not migrate. h. The Kurds and Palestinians are peoples without homelands. Kurds live in Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria. Palestinians live in Israel and Jordan. Kurds Palestinians

4. With little water and growing populations, the region is finding a hard time supplying food for their people. Cities such as Istanbul, Cairo, Tehran, and Baghdad cannot keep pace with housing and infrastructure needs.