Iran and Persepolis
The capital city of Iran and where Marjane Satrapi grew up
Reza Shah
Reforms of the "White Revolution"
The Quran
The Iraq-Iran war
Iran's name before 1935
Persia
Started the "White Revolution"
Mohammad Reza Shah
The reason many Muslims opposed the Shah's modernization
It was seen as too Western and against Islamic traditions
The five pillars of faith in Islam
Belief in Allah (God), fasting, prayer, charity, making a pilgrimage to Mecca
Leader of Iraq during this war
Saddam Hussein
The ancient city the graphic novel is named after
Persepolis
Nationalized the oil industry in 1951
Mohammad Mossadegh
SAVAK, the secret police
Two practices required in Iran since 1979
wearing the veil (women), banning alcohol and western music, corporal punishment
The reason Iraq invaded Iran
Iraq feared Iran's revolution would spread, a desire for land
The meaning of the name "Iran" in Persian
Became the leader of Iran after the 1979 revolution
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
The event known as "Black Friday"
A massacre where up to 3,000 protesters were killed
The meaning of the title "Ayatollah"
This group reports threats directly to the Ayatollah and enforced the revolution
The Guardians of the Revolution
The reason Marjane Satrapi chose to name her story Persepolis
To connect her personal story to Iran's long history and culture
Iran's current leader
Ali Khamenei
The type of government that replaced the Shah
What Marjane Satrapi wants readers to understand about Islam in Persepolis
That not all Iranians or Muslims are extremists
The outcome of the Iraq-Iran War
A ceasefire; no territorial gains, massive death and destruction