Iranian Culture has been through tumultuous time dating back over three thousand years. To understand the People of Persia you must understand the geography, customs and courtesies, history of empirical downfall and creation, and government that comprises the peoples will. Modern day Iran can be considered the most formidable power in the southwest Asia region. Iran can be described as “a land where lyrical Persian poetry vies with strict interpretations of Islam for the soul of a people”.
The Republic of Iran, formerly known as Persia to outsiders is a focal point of ancient civilization. The word Iran evolved from the word Aryanam which translates to land of the Aryans. Iran’s location between the Mediterranean world, Central Asia, and the Middle East made it vulnerable to being overrun by any number of invaders while it itself having taken turns as a superpower.
Iran’s large land mass located at the pivot point between the Middle East and Central Asia creates many borders with its neighboring countries. Iran shares a border with Iraq and Turkey to the west: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan to the north; and Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east. Iran also borders the Gulf of Oman and the Caspian Sea. Compared to a U.S. state, Iran is larger than Alaska and covers 1.6 million square kilometers. Iran is described as a mountainous land, with two large salt deserts and its highest point is Mt. Damavand at 18,400 feet. Sea level marks Iran’s lowest point.
There are four seasons each year in Iran with spring and fall being mild. Heavy snowfall drops in the mountainous regions of the country. Though overall precipitation rarely falls with the national average at 10 inches. The high mountain peaks generally receive twice th...
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...n the way forward regarding U.S. politicians. One thing is clear, Iran’s leaders intend on paving their way forward regardless of outside pressure. The future of Iran and its people will likely hinge on its leaders desires to steer Iran toward the status of Middle Eastern Super Power.
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The Iranian government is fighting a losing battle against a rapidly growing Western force. Although Iran is not physically waging war against the United States, the government is fighting to eradicate its increasing cultural influence in Iran. The young, Iranian population is currently speaking out against the Islamic Republic’s attempts to rid the country of Western culture, demanding more freedom and less censorship, similar to how Marjane Satrapi acts out against the regime in Persepolis.
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In the sixth century B.C, the land that we now call Iran was the center of the largest empire in the world. The kings of Ancient Persia( such as Cyrus the Great) were the leaders of a great civilization that made amazing advances in laws, goverment and communication. Founded in 550 B.C by King Cyrus the Great, the Persian Empire spanned from Egypt in the west to Turkey in the north, and through Mesopotamia to the Indus River in the east. Unlike most empires at that time, the Persian kings were benovelent rulers, and allowed a diverse variety of diffrent people with diffrent ethnic backgrounds. The Persian empire was split into three diffrent empires with three diffrent time periods but the first empire was called the Achaemenid Empire. It began with King Cyrus the Great and ended with King Darius III.
One thing that I noticed with regard to the differences between the Iran and America culture is that the Iran culture is more conservative while the American culture is more liberal. For example, in Iran if a couple goes out on a date, it is always the
In Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi’s childhood experiences allow her to demonstrate the cultural changes that occurred in post-revolutionary Iran, as well as those perpetrated by western culture. In Persepolis, western culture plays a major role in the author’s attempt to dispel the
This conflict was something that had been brewing for centuries. Modern day Iraq and Iran have conflicting interests and disputes over borders and control dating back to the Ottoman Turkish Empire as well as the Persian empire under the Safavids (Hiro, 1991). The majority of this war was fought by Saddam Hussein's Iraq and Ayatollah Khomeini's Iran. Both political leaders fighting to protect what they thought was theirs and what they wanted to take from the other side.
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With the Autocratic Monarchy in Iran 's rear view mirror, there is hope that the new form of government will benefit the Citizens of Iranian. Before the Iranian Revolution, which began in January 1978 and ended in February 1979, Iran 's government was an Autocratic Monarchy (Wikipedia; Iranian Revolution). Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi had unlimited authority over the citizens of Iran. Shah’s dictatorship and inability to manage the country 's finances resulted in poverty and led to a revolutionary war which ultimately changed the form of Iran 's government. Once the Shah was overthrown, Iran adopted the Islamic Republic. Iran was now ruled by Islamic law. For
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