Simplify the following text for a Grade 3 native English-speaking person.
Original: By the time of the Muslim Conquests , Samaritans were living in an area stretching between Egypt , Syria , and Iran . Like other non-Muslims in the empire , such as Jews , Samaritans were considered to be People of the Book .
Simplified: The Samaritans are a group of people who live in the Levant .