Persepolis
Iran Webquest Links
(http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/gaining-background-graphic-novel-1063.html)
Web sites with guiding questions to help you complete research on Iran.
The Shah of Iran (http://www.iranchamber.com/history/mohammad_rezashah/mohammad_rezashah.php)
Biography of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919-80), King of Iran (1941-1979).
Country Profile - Iran (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/790877.stm)
Concise introduction to recent history, culture, society of Iran, from the BBC.
History of Iran (http://www.mideastweb.org/iranhistory.htm)
Iran: A Brief History A concise, illustrated history of modern Iran from the Qajar Dynasty to Iran's modern nuclear initiatives.
Islamic Revolution of 1979 (http://www.iranchamber.com/history/islamic_revolution/islamic_revolution.php)
Article describes the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
Iranian Revolution in Pictures (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/04/middle_east_the_iranian_revolution/html/1.stm)
The Iranian Revolution in pictures, by the BBC.
Parse or Persepolis
Ancient Capital of Persian -Achaemenid- Empire
Islam (http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/295507/Islam)
Article on Islam from the Encyclopedia Britannica online.
Culture of Iran (http://www.iranchamber.com/culture/culture.php)
An extensive list of links to websites providing detailed information on Iranian culture.
World Factbook - Iran (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ir.html)
Overview of Iran, produced by the Central Intelligence Agency.
The People of Iran (http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/iran/iran_people.html)
Overview of the people of Iran, from the CIA World Fact Book