Arabian Peninsula Vocab

Kurds

• Def: A member of a mainly pastoral Islamic people living in Kurdistan.
• Countries: Kurdistan
• Relation: Some places in the U.S have an overruling religion

Shah

• Def: A Persian title that means king
• Country: Iran
• Relation: We have government officials like kings

Shia

• Def: Muslim believes in true interpretation of Islamic teaching
• Country: All of the countries
• Relation: Democrat or Republican
• Def Continued: will only come from leaders

Sunni

• Def: 85% Muslims are Sunni.
• Countries: All of them
• Relation: Republican or Democrat
• Def Continued: Belive majority of the community interpret

OPEC

• Def: An organization who influences the price of oil
• Countries: Most of the countries
• Relation: Oil companies in the U.S. like Chevron

Arabs

• Def: A member of the Semitic people
• Countries: Middle East and North Africa
• Relation: Christianity is the main religion in the U.S.