0
The ancient peoples who founded the Persian empire were an Indo-Iranian race, who were in turn descendants of Proto-Indo-Europeans. This means that earliest Persians were essentially Caucasian.
The Arabs and Israelites who originally inhabited the region, whose common DNA haplogroups originated at the Southern tip of Saudi Arabia, were Semitic peoples. They're called so because they speak what are called Semitic languages--Hebrew, and the many variants of Arabic. The Persian (Farsi) language, which is spoken in Iran and in countries East of Iran (but not West, where Saudia Arabia and Israel are), is actually considered to be more closely related to Greek.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoNo. The Persians were an Indo-European, or Aryan, race of people.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What did ancient Persians or Iranians call themselves?
Persians.
Were Muslims safe in Germany during the holocaust?
Jews are not the sole group of Semites. Arabs, Armenians, Ahmara and Other groups are also Semites. It is a term that has been hijacked by Jews to use against other Semites, to be 'special' and to gain sympathy from non-Semites. " The term Semitic is often mistakenly used to describe attributes pertaining to Hebrew or Jewish culture," according to Classroom website.
What is the difference between Semitic and Arabic Tribes?
Arabs are just one group of Semites. They have effectively replaced almost all other groups of Semites, but there do remain Assyrians, Babylonians, Chaldeans, Maronites, Jews, and other Semitic groups.
Are Arabs Semites?
Yes. Arabs are a Semitic people. However, the use of the term "Anti-Semite" refers exclusively to Jews. There is no term for someone who hates all Middle Easterners.
What did Ancient Persians live in?
persians used to be located in what now a days is the country of Iran. hhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh.......
Are Semites black?
yes,the semites black
How did your alphabet originate?
Semites.
Are Palestinians semites?
Yes, they are.
Who develped the first alphabet?
Early semites.
Who lived in Israel before the Semites?
Palestine
What was the name for people against Jews?
Anti-Semites
How long have there been anti-Semites?
3rd century
What the definition of antisemitism?
Dislike of semites. (Jewish and Arabic people)
People who hate Jews are called?
They are called anti-Semites.
Who was the king of the Persians?
The leader of the Persians was Xerxes I
What did ancient Persians or Iranians call themselves?
Persians.
What is the of most Persians?
Most Persians today are Muslim, but before the advent of Islam in Persia, most Persians were Zoroastrians.
