animals, 6-7, 21
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
10
Ayatollah Khomeini, 8
Caspian tiger, 6
cheetah, 6-7
deforestation, 7
energy, 12-13, 17, 27
equal rights, 23
exports, 12-13, 19
Farsi language, 20-21,
28
foods, 22, 25
fossil fuels, 26
gross domestic product
(GDP), 12, 14, 24, 30
human rights violations,
9
Iraq, 4, 9
Islam, 8-9, 22
Islamic Empire, 8
literacy, 15, 30
Lut Desert, 5
Mecca, 22
military, 11
Mount Damavand, 4-5
Muslims, 21, 22-23
nomads, 20-21, 30
nuclear program, 9, 12
Persian carpets, 27
Persian Empire, 8-9
Persian Gulf, 4, 6
pilgrimage, 22, 30
poverty, 26
religion , 8, 22, 30
revolution, 8-9, 15, 17,
23
Rouhan, Hassani, 4
sanctions, 9, 12-13, 24
Shah Mohammad Reza
Pahlavi, 8-9
Tehran, 9, 15, 16-17, 18-
19, 26, 28
temperature, 4-5, 6
transportation, 18
United States, 9, 25
water shortages, 26-27
About the Author
Danielle Sovereign is a graduate of
St. Olaf College with degrees in
English and French. She enjoys
researching and writing nonfiction
books, as well as writing fiction for
competitions. She lives in Chicago
with her family.
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