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Background
In 550-330 B. C. Persepolis reigned as the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire. In 330 B.C. Alexander the Great and his soldiers destroyed the city in revenge for the Persians burning Acropolis of Athens, Greece. View some historical remains of Persepolis.
From 1980-1988 the Iran-Iraq War, the First Persian Gulf War, signaled border disputes, control of one country over another country, and the greed of money from the vast petroleum reserves. Iran used to be known as Persia, and Iraq was known as Mesopotamia. Saddam Hussein ruled over Iraq and began the war. Although the Iraqis had a powerful military force, the Iranians had quantity, the number of males who were willing to die for their country.
Excerpt
You will read nine pages, an excerpt, from the novel Persepolis. By the way, graphic novels are read just as traditional books: left to right, top to bottom. Are you enjoying studying this genre of novels? We will discuss the novel excerpt page by page.
Read Persepolis. You will read the chapter called "The Key."
As you read, please complete 4.04 Persepolis. You will submit this at the end of the lesson.
Symbolism
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