PPT-2.1 Greece and Iran,

1000 30 BCE pg 104 133 WarmUp What do you know about ancient Persia and Greece List as many things as you can Ancient Iran The Persian Empire Introduction Relatively little written record remains from the Persian Empire. David Albright. ISIS. November 3, 2013. Nuclear Weapon Issues in the 21st Century. Sponsored by the American . Physical Society Forum on Physics/Society & GWU Elliott School. Photo of Natanz, DigitalGlobe. AP Comparative Government. Society. While Iranians have had little experience with democracy, they have a thriving civil society. Sharia . sets . strict rules for behavior, but individuals still . have . William O. Beeman. Department of Anthropology. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Cultural Filters. All nations have an actual history and a symbolic history, which may differ considerably from each other. Jon Wolfsthal. Deputy Director CNS. US Institute for Peace – June 10, 2014. US-Iranian Ties/Tensions Have a Long History. 1950s with Overthrow of Iranian PM . Mossadegh. 1960s - 1970s US Support for Shah. Where's Iran? Whip around…. What’s going on in Iran today?. *Video clip. Note Card. Name:. Number 1-10. 1. Should Iran be allowed to have nuclear weapons? Why?. Iran in 1979. Iranian Revolution: the government was overthrown and the Shah (leader) of Iran fled the country. . By: . Benji. , Jeanette, . Heip. , Diana, Elena and. Iranian Cuisine . A healthy diet that consists of fresh fruits and vegetables. Unlike the U.S, meat (lamb, goat, or chicken) is not the centerpiece of meal. What is this war about anyway. ?. Saddam Hussein . Ayatollah Khomeini . Iraq has oil…. Iraq’s oil is good quality. It exists in great quantity . It is cheap to produce. Costs about $1.00 . a barrel (yes 1 dollar). Countries and Concepts: Politics, Geography, Culture 12/e. By Michael G. . Roskin. Copyright © 2013, 2011, 2009, 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. . Sergio . Pitamitz. /Corbis. Iran’s Geography. Copyright © 2013, 2011, 2009, 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. . Political Islam- Culture & Identity. And the Democratic Movements. Nasrin Naraghi. City College of San Francisco. Wednesday October . 27, . 2010. Objective. A More personal perspective about Iranian people and culture by an Iranian- American through study, travel, and communication with Iranian people. Isaac Littler. Safavids 1501-1722. Predominantly Persian elite. Claimed to be descendants of the Twelve Imams. Lack of central control. Converted about 90% of population to Shiism. Had respect for . People of the Book. AKA- City-state. Made up of a city and its surrounding countryside. Each had it’s own government. Acropolis- where citizens gathered to discuss city government. Athens and Democracy. Democracy: Rule by the people. Chapter 27 Section 3. Goal. Students will compare and contrast the development of three Middle Eastern nations. Iran, Egypt, Turkey. . 1. Modernization. Changes in a nation that enable it to set up a stable government and produce a high level of goods and services. David Albright. ISIS. November 3, 2013. Nuclear Weapon Issues in the 21st Century. Sponsored by the American . Physical Society Forum on Physics/Society & GWU Elliott School. Photo of Natanz, DigitalGlobe. Third World Countries. -Latin America, Asia, Africa. -Nonaligned Nations. 2. Second World Countries. -Fidel Castro. -Nicaragua. -Afghanistan. 3. First World Countries. -Cuban Missile . C. risis. -Iran.