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16 Cards in this Set
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Persian Contributions to World Civilization-Science
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Kharazmi, math
Ibn Sina (Avicenna) (981-1037 A.D.) Al Qa’nun (canon, medicine) |
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Persian Contributions to World Civilization-Philosophy
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Half of major Muslim philosophers were Persian
Ibn Sina (Avicenna), Al-Razi, Al-Tusi, Mulla Sadra… |
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Persian Contributions to World Civilization-Literature
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Hafiz, Omer Khayyam
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Population, language
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+ 70,000,000
Population growth ≈1% Literacy rate: 86% Language: Persian Capital: Tehran |
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Ethnicities
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Persians, 50%
Azeris (Turkic), 25% Kurds, 7% Arabs, 3% Armenian, 0.5% |
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Religions
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Shiite Muslims, 90%
Sunni Muslims, 8% Christians, <1% Bahais, 0.5% Jews <0.1% Zoroastrians <0.1% |
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Economy
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GDP per capita (PPP):
+ $8,000 Oil Accounts for 15% of the economy and 80% of exports. Agriculture pistachio Major commercial partners China, Germany, South Korea, France, Japan, Italy, Russia… U.S. embargo Iran-Libya Sanctions Act |
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political history
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Persian Empire, 600-400 B.C.
Sassanid Empire, 226-651 A.D. Converted to Islam in mid-600s Arabs defeated Persians Safavids took power in 16th century. Proclaimed ‘Shia Islam’ as the official religion Invited all Shiites to move to Iran Rivalry with the Ottoman Turks |
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Qajars, 1796-1920s
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Modernize military
Current borders 1906 Constitution |
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1921 Coup
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, organized by the British[citation needed], placed Reza Pahlavi on the throne as Shah of Iran. The new Shah undertook a number of modernization measures, many of which were advantageous not only to the British but the Iranians as well, such as the Persian Corridor railroads for military and other transportation.
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1925 Reza Khan Pahlavi became
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shah and Changed name of country to Iran
Iran “not ready” for a Republic Reza outlawed political parties Admirer of Ataturk Secular law and institutions Over time rule became dictatorial |
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During ww2 iran was
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Neutral in WWII, but sympathetic to Germany
Refused to allow shipment of war supplies to the Soviet Union through Iran Britain & the Soviet Union removed him in 1941 |
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Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
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heird to iran throne in 60s and 70s he was the shah
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Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
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Muhammad Mossadegh
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1951, becomes prime minister.
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Iranian oil
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1951, nationalization of Iranian oil industry.
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