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- 1Marjane SatrapiAuthor of Persepolis grew up in a French Bilingual school in Iran
- 2The EastAsian Countries from China to Turkey (Not influenced by Christianity or Ancient Greece)
- 3The WestEurope, North America and South America.
- 4East and west can create...Stereotypes
- 5Iran used to be known as thePersian Empire
- 6Cyprus the greatLoved, conquered lots of land, advanced civilization.
- 7Where was Persepolis and what does it symbolizeCapital of the Persian empire founded by King Cyprus the great, symbol of past greatness in Iran
- 8What are people who follow Islam called?Muslim
- 9What is Muslims holy text?The Qur'an
- 10Muslims believe in order to get to heaven you mustComplete the 5 pillars of life
- 11What is Sha'ria lawGovernment and Religion is the same thing
- 12Who were the fundamentalist'sThose who wanted Sha'ria law to be the official law of Iran
- 13Who was Reza Shah PalabiPoor, uneducated solider who Brittan put in charge as emperor
- 14What year was Reza Shah made emperor1925
- 15Why did Brittan and America kick Shah Palabi out?He liked Nazi's
- 16Who did they replace Shah Palabi with?His son Mohammed Palabi
- 17Who was MosaddeqThe first elected prime minister loved by people
- 18Did the west like Mosaddeq?No, he was hated by America and Brittan cause he wanted to take back the oil
- 19Who did the west make the Shah?Mohammed Palabi
- 20What year did they overthrow the Shah?1979
- 21Who replaced the Shah?Ayatollah Khomein
- 22What side was Ayatollah Khomein on?Fundamentalist's
- 23ObligatoryBinding in law or conscience
- 24Avant-GardeI new intelligence that evokes new experimental concepts
- 25FanaticsExcessive Enthusiasm
- 26DegenerateBreak Down
- 27SecularWorldly (Same as history!)
- 28PutschCoup/ Secretly plotting to overthrow movement
- 29CadaverDead body
- 30ClandestineHeld in secrecy
- 31EffigyImage or representation of a person
- 32LiberateFree
- 33SubversiveOverthrow/Overturn
- 34DiabolicalCharacteristics of the devil
- 35ProletariatWorking/labor class
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