1. Happy Monday 
Take out your class notes and be ready to start when the bell rings.

2. Conflict in the Middle East
Today’s LEQ: How have religion and oil affected the politics of the Middle East?

3. Main Idea…
Over the last few decades major conflicts have erupted in the Middle East
Regional issues contributing to these conflicts:
Conflict between Israel and its neighbors
Growth of Islamism
Disputes over natural resources

4. Growth of Islamism
Islamism = a movement to reorder gov’t and society according to Islamic laws (theocracy / Sharia)
Islamists believe Muslim countries strayed away from the path of true Islam
Anti-Western
Extremists have used violence to bring about the changes they want (most Muslims are NOT extremists )

5. Iranian Revolution By the 1970s, Iran was modernized and secular
The shah had close ties to Western gov’ts and oil companies
Anti-Western Islamists opposed the shah
Protests were led by Shiite religious leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Sunni vs. Shiite Muslims – differ on who was to lead the Muslim nation after the death of Muhammad
Sunni = majority (85%); Shiite = minority (15%)
By 1979, the shah fled Iran
Iran became an Islamist republic with Khomeini as its leader
Enforced strict social and religious values
After your quiz, you’ll read about what happens next. The Iranian Revolution sets the stage for additional conflicts in the decades that follow.

6. Persepolis
Autobiographical graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi depicting her childhood up to her early adult years in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution
Persepolis was the ancient capital of the Persian Empire based in what is modern day Iran.