Which of the following best explains a similarity between the Kurdish and Basque ethnic groups?

A) Both groups diffused from the same culture hearth, migrating along trade routes
to the areas where they currently live.

B) Both groups practice animist religions, making them frequent targets of
missionaries representing universalizing religions.

C)Both groups are isolated by the physical geography of the areas where they live,
cutting them off from outside influences and allowing them to preserve
traditional cultures.

D)Both groups are divided across multiple states, contributing to a desire among
both groups to control their own sovereign, independent states.

E)Both groups speak languages that are unrelated to languages spoken in adjacent
regions, making it easier to participate in government and have their interests
represented