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Week Work Tues  What country is your test on?  How many hours did you study?  What is a legitimate reason for killing another person?  What country is your test on?  How many hours did you study?  What is a legitimate reason for killing another person?

The People  24 million persons  Arab culture is the dominate culture  Approximately 8 out of 10 persons are Arab  Majority of people are Shiite Muslim and live in the south and central regions  24 million persons  Arab culture is the dominate culture  Approximately 8 out of 10 persons are Arab  Majority of people are Shiite Muslim and live in the south and central regions

Kurds  Referred to as largest ethnic group without their own state  No fly zone created a de facto democratic state in the 1990’s  Parliament, army, and police force  Referred to as largest ethnic group without their own state  No fly zone created a de facto democratic state in the 1990’s  Parliament, army, and police force

Assyrians  1% of population  Tend to be Christian and live in the North  1% of population  Tend to be Christian and live in the North Birthrates pre war were 3.2% and since US Bombing began 18 years ago dropped under 2%

Week Work Wed  Where do Assyrians tend to live?  What institutions do the Kurds have that suggest democracy?  What is the population of Iraq?  Where do Assyrians tend to live?  What institutions do the Kurds have that suggest democracy?  What is the population of Iraq?

Wed Work  Visit and read this website  _culture.htm _culture.htm  Type a harvard outline of the website and post it to the wiki site discussion board   DUE FRIDAY  Visit and read this website  _culture.htm _culture.htm  Type a harvard outline of the website and post it to the wiki site discussion board   DUE FRIDAY

Week Work  List 4 facts from the my Iraqi culture page

Family Life  Family is most basic unity  Extreme loyalty demonstrated to extended family  Multigenerational  Patriarchal w/ father choosing occupation, husbands  Patriarchal- relating to a social group in which the father is the supreme head, and the wives and children are legally dependent on him  Family is most basic unity  Extreme loyalty demonstrated to extended family  Multigenerational  Patriarchal w/ father choosing occupation, husbands  Patriarchal- relating to a social group in which the father is the supreme head, and the wives and children are legally dependent on him

Marriage  Arranged Marriage: a wedding in which the bride and grooms decision to get married is made by people other than the bride and groom  Often more of a contract between the two families  Mother and father pick out husbands  Arranged Marriage: a wedding in which the bride and grooms decision to get married is made by people other than the bride and groom  Often more of a contract between the two families  Mother and father pick out husbands

People of Iraq  Iraq in 2002 has a population 24,001,816  77% Arab  Kurdish 19%  Turkomen 1.4%  Persian 0.8%  Assyrian 0.8%  Iraq in 2002 has a population 24,001,816  77% Arab  Kurdish 19%  Turkomen 1.4%  Persian 0.8%  Assyrian 0.8%

Religion  97% Islam  3% Christian and other  35 % of Muslims are Sunni  65% of Muslims are Shia  97% Islam  3% Christian and other  35 % of Muslims are Sunni  65% of Muslims are Shia

Age  0-14 years 41.1%  years 55.9%  65 years and over 3%  Iraq is a a young country.  0-14 years 41.1%  years 55.9%  65 years and over 3%  Iraq is a a young country.

Life expectancy  Total population years  Males years  Females 68.5 years  Total population years  Males years  Females 68.5 years

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Thur week work  What does the word patriarchal mean?  What is an arranged marriage?  List a way American and Iraqi culture are similar  What does the word patriarchal mean?  What is an arranged marriage?  List a way American and Iraqi culture are similar

Friday Week Work  Why is Iraq demographically considered a young country?  What percentage of Iraq is Christian?  What religion are Muslims followers of?  Why is Iraq demographically considered a young country?  What percentage of Iraq is Christian?  What religion are Muslims followers of?

Demographics  Fertility rate 4.63 children born per woman  Infant Mortality rate deaths per 1,000 live births  Birth rate 34.2 births per 1,000 persons  Fertility rate 4.63 children born per woman  Infant Mortality rate deaths per 1,000 live births  Birth rate 34.2 births per 1,000 persons

 Population growth 2.82%  Death rate 6.02 deaths per 1,000 people  Literacy Rate 58%  Population growth 2.82%  Death rate 6.02 deaths per 1,000 people  Literacy Rate 58%

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