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100
The "man on the moon," and the symbolic leader of the Iranian Revolution of 1979.
Grand Ayatollah Khomenei
100
Iranian national identity is primarily based around whether an individual speaks this language. 
Farsi
100
The most powerful single political position within the Islamic Republic of Iran
The Supreme Leader
100
This 1979 event caused massive changes to Iranian society and government, leading to Iran becoming a theocracy.
The Iranian Revolution.
100
The variant of Islam practiced by roughly 90% of Iran's population.
Shia
200
The current Supreme Leader of Iran.
The Grand Ayatollah Khamanei
200
Traditional, secular universities were largely replaced with religious schools during this event. 
The Cultural Revolution (1982)
200
This is the lower house e
200
He was (as of 2018) the last Shah or Great King of Iran.
Shah Reza Pahlavi.
200
These religious clerics and legal experts have an Arabic title that translates to "sign of God." 
Ayatollahs
300
Under his presidency, Iran experienced a period of political and economic liberalization also known as the Tehran Spring. 
President Khatami
300
Support for the Islamic Republic primarily comes from this class in Iranian society.
The lower class. 
300
This military force is personally loyal to the Supreme Leader, and exercises considerable political influence in Iran.
The Revolutionary Guards/ (Basij)
300
Under this dynasty, Iran was divided into spheres of influence in which the British wielded power in the south, and Russia exercised influence in the north. 
The Qajar Dynasty
300
The 1907-11 Revolution attempted to enact a constitution based on the political system and values of this nation. 
The United Kingdom.
400

Persian-Iranian founder of the Safavid Dynasty whose reign prompted a mass religious conversion. 

Shah Ismail I
400
Term used to describe Iranians who want to minimize the role religion plays in government. 
Secularists/Reformers
400

The body responsible for drafting the Constitution of the Islamic Republic.

Assembly of Religious Experts.
400
This is the most direct cause of Iran's skewed demography, including it's very large population of young people. 
The Iran-Iraq War
400
Under the Pahlavi Dynasty, Iran was transformed into a rentier state because of this. 
Reliance on oil.
500

Out of six Iranian Presidents, two have not been clerics including ______

Abol-Hasan Bani Sadr OR Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
500
Iran's current Supreme Leader identifies as a member of this ethnic group. 
The Azeris
500
This is the rough translation for the phrase velayat-e-faqih.
Jurist's Guardianship.
500

This Operation Ajax involved U.S. and British intelligence fomenting a coup de'tat against Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh's government after he attempted to do this. 

Nationalize British Petroleum.
500
In Iran, this a term used to describe secular law.
Qanun.