1. Iran By Mr Kuppens

2. Sovereignty Authority and Power The authority of the modern Iranian state is founded on principles of what? Union of political and religious authority, Sharia law, strong sense of nationalism and uneven distribution of population are all important influences on Iran’s Political culture Persian cultural roots were a strong influence of the political culture

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4. Safavids 1501-1722 Converted 90% of the population to Shiism Had no standing army Had to depend of local leaders to collect taxes Claimed to be descendants of the 12 Imams htt://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6dXwqPn hWc htt://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6dXwqPn hWc Bias tries to be funny

5. Qajars Claimed to be the main interpreters of Islam and had separation between church and state Suffered because of European imperialism Sold oil rights to British Lots of debt

6. Revolution 1979 Are their any similarities between China 1949 and Iran 1979? Ayatollah Khomeini took the term velayat-e- faqih which gave him jurist guardianship ie gave clergy authority over the entire shia community http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8bC1DEY bI4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8bC1DEY bI4

7. Political parties Who are directly elected by Iranian voters? Describe the Iranian party system Are there any checks on the Supreme Leader? What are the most important policymaking bodies in Iran What is the Majles?

8. Things to know Major points of the 1906 Constitution Iran became a rentier state…what a rentier state? What was the white coup? Largest single ethnicity is Iran is? Tehran Spring? What brought about the protest in 2009? What is the status of women in Iran