lesson 4

Question 1

Describe Syria’s population according to the text

Answer 1

diverse population including Armenians, Assyrians, Christians, Druze, Kurds, Alawite Shiites, and Arab Sunnis

Question 2

How many people have died in the Syrian civil war?

Answer 2

above 100,00

Question 3

Explain the root of Iraq’s internal and external conflicts

Answer 3

• internal — ethnic groups

• external — oil resources

Question 4

Who are the three largest ethnic groups in Iraq?

Answer 4

Sunni and Shiite Arabs, Kurds