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DRAW A LINE SEPARATING TODAY & YESTERDAY1) Write: Date: 03/25/10, Topic: Iran2) On the next line, write “Opener #33” and then:

1) Plot your mood, reflect in 1 sent.2) Respond to the opener by writing at least 2 sentences about:Your opinions/thoughts OR/AND

Questions sparked by the clip OR/AND

Summary of the clip OR/AND

Other things going on in the news.Announcements: NoneIntro Music: Untitled

Agenda1) Iran2) Afghanistan

End Goal, you will be able to…1) How did the Cold War effect the ME?

Reminder1) Test 2 Study Guide

Review1) Muslim Empires Weaken in 1700s: Ottomans(Turkey) in E Europe/ N Africa and Safavids in Mid

East2) Wahhabism: Movement back to fundamentalism

(strict following of religious text) beliefs of Islam3) Why Islamic Empires Failed: a) Reformers and fundamentalist fought internallyb) Nationalism split muti-ethnic Ottomans (Turkey)c) Europe imperalist influence on Middle Eastd) Gov did adopted rail, telegraph, factories, Eur.

farming, Eur. medicine, Eur. education, and Eur. gov administration (bureaucracy), but too little or late

4) Young Turks Revolution (1908): Young reformers overthrow sultan, Turkish nationalism leads to genocide (elimination of an ethnic group) of Armenian minority (600,000-1.5 million killed)

5) Ottoman Empire (Post Turk Rev): WWI German ally, control Turkey and parts of Middle East (w help of Bulgaria, cuts off Russian supply route)

6) Arab Revolt (1916): British convince Arabs (Palestine and Iraq) to revolt from Ottomans in return for independence (promise broken)

7) Sykes-Picot (1916): UK + France secretly split up Mid. East (no regard for local ppl+borders)

Notes #30a, Title: “Islam Notes” 1) Islam (submission): 2nd largest world

religion, 1.8 bil ppl (Christianity 2 bil, Hinduism 1 bil)

2) Largest Islamic Nations:1) Indonesia - 207 million2) Pakistan - 159 mil3) India - 151 mil4) Bangladesh - 134 mil5) Egypt - 75 mil6) Turkey - 70 mil7) Nigeria - 67 mil8) Iran - 64 mil9) Morocco - 33 mil10) Algeria - 32 mil

11) Afghanistan - 31 mil12) Sudan - 27 mil13) Iraq - 26 mil14) Ethiopia - 25 mil15) Uzbekistan - 24 mil16) Saudi Arabia - 22 mil17) Yemen - 22 mil18) China - 19 mil19) Syria - 17 mil20) Malaysia - 14 mil21) Russia - 9 mil60) USA - 2 mil

3) Mohammad: Founded Islam in 622, evolving from monotheistic ideas of Judism+Christianity

4) Quran: Teachings of Islam (many learn Arabic to read more accurately)

5) 5 Pillars of Islam: 1) Shahadah: “There is no God but God and

Muhammad is the messenger of God.”2) Salat: 5 prayers a day 3) Sawm Ramadan: Must refrain from food, drink

during month of Ramadan (Sept-ish, Eid: End of Ramadan)

4) Zakat: Charity5) Hajj: Pilgrimage to Mecca (once in a lifetime)

6) Sharia Law: Islamic legal system using:a) Quranb) Hadith: record of Mohammed's actionsc) Ijma: rulings by Islamic scholars d) Qiyas: rulings based on analogies

(similarities) to past rulings

8) Secular: Separation of church and government

7) Shi'a (Iran, Iraq, 15%): Minority, believe only blood decedents can be leaders (mujtahids), decisions infallible (can’t be questioned)

8) Sunni (85%): Main sect of Islam, believes leaders (imams) are not infallible

9) Jihad: Struggle to be closer to God10) “Salaam Alaykum”: Common greeting:

"Peace be upon you”

Work #30a, Title “Islam”

1) Copy Source Title: 30 Days

2…) Discuss questions on the board with a partner. Summarize your discussion (include their name at the end). Remember participation points are deducted if off task. 5 Reading/Film Qs Come From These Work Sections

Notes #33a, Title: “Iran

Notes” 1) Imperialism in Iran/Persia: a) UK wants Persia to help

protect route to Indiab) Russia wants Persia to

expand southern borderc) 1908: Oil discoveredd) 1921: UK place new shah

(king) in control, Reza Shah Pahlavi, 1941, replaces Reza with his son, Mohammad Shah Pahlavi. West stops democracy in Iran b/c dictator easier to control

2) 1950: Mohammad Mossadeq Takes Control: a) Friendly relations with Sovietsb) Nationalize oil wells (controlled by UK)c) Constitutional monarchy (democracy)

Work #33a, “Iran Coup Debate”1) Read the 2 sides, choose 1 side, and write

which you choose and explain why.2) Then write down what your partner thinks

(include their name at the end).1 2 3 4 5

CON: US should support democratic leader1) People’s right to chose their own leader, not supporting this creates future tension with US

2) Their oil wells do rightly belong to the people of Iran

PRO: US should help overthrow democratic pro-Soviet leader1) Dictatorial Shah is easier to control

2) Shah will make western reforms like woman’s rights

Notes #33b, Title: “Iran Notes” 3) 1953: Operation Ajax: US + UK intelligence

overthrow Mossadeq, bring back Shah

4) 1963: Shah’s White Revolution:a) Modernized Iran’s economy, gave land to poorb) Gave women more rightsc) Fiercely punished all opposition to the Shah

Review1) Fundamentalism: Gov should be ruled by

teachings of a religion2) Sharia Law: Islamic legal system using:a) Quranb) Hadith: record of Mohammed's actionsc) Ijma: rulings by Islamic scholars d) Qiyas: rulings based on analogies

(similarities) to past rulings

5) 1979: Islamic Fundamentalist Take Control:Led by Religions Leader Ayatollah Khomeini,

US embassy invaded, US cut all ties with Iran

6) 1980: Iran-Iraq War: Iraq’s Saddam sees Iran’s revolution as a chance to take Iranian land, USSR backs Iran, US backs Iraq

Work #33b, “Iran Iraq War Debate”1) Read the 2 sides, choose 1 side, and write

which you choose and explain why.2) Then write down what your partner thinks

(include their name at the end).1 2 3 4 5

CON: Support Iran1) Iraq provoked the war through its land grab

2) Saddam is bad person, he during this war used gas on the Kurds (who resisted Saddam)

PRO: Support Iraq1) Saddam is pro-US during the 1980s.

2) Iraq’s military dictator dominating the Middle East is preferable to Iran’s religious fudamentalism

Notes #33c, Title: “Iran Notes” 8) Iran’s Current Leaders: a) Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

(selected by clerics)b) President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (elected)

Work #33c, Title “Iran”

1) Copy Source Title: Letters to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

2…) Discuss questions on the board with a partner. Summarize your discussion (include their name at the end). Remember participation points are deducted if off task. 5 Reading/Film Qs Come From These Work Sections

Homework: 1) Study for Test 2

Workbook Check: If your name is called, drop off your workbook with Mr. Chiang (if requested, points lost if your workbook is not turned in)