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Relate or same
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Political
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Governmental
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Prominent
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Notable, primary
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Contrast
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Dissimilar, distinct, different
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Physical
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Visible, Environmental
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Diversity
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The variety or differences among people or groups.
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Ethnic Group
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People who ma share common characteristics such as language, physical traits, customs, and traditions.
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Polytheistic
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The belief in more than one god.
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Monotheistic
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The belief in one god
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Shia
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A smaller percentage of all Muslims; believe that Muhammad's heirs should be descendants of Muhammad and that the heir is both a political and religious leader.
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Religious Group
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People who share a common set of beliefs , usually in supernatural being or beings.
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Sunni
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Group that makes up 85%-90% of all Muslims; believe that Muhammad did not appoint a successor so the successor needs to be elected or appointed and that he serves only as a political leader, not a religious leader.
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Kurds
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Ethnic group that lives in the mountainous regions of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Armenia, and Turkey who are mostly Sunni Muslims and have fought for their own country for decades.
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Arabs
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The most common ethnic group in the Middle East and North Africa who originally came from the Arabian Peninsula.
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