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.
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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