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Persia is a historic region of southwestern
Asia associated with the area that is now
modern Iran. The term Persia was used
for centuries and originated from a
region of southern Iran formerly known
as Persis, alternatively as Pārs or Parsa,
modern Fārs.
Derives from latin "Persia" deriving from
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FAST FACTS
OFFICAL NAME: Republic of Iran
FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Islamic republic
CAPITAL: Tehran
POPULATION: 83,024,745
OFFICAL LANGUAGE: Farsi
MONEY: Rial
AREA: 636,372 square miles (1,648,105 square
kilometers)
MAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGES: Elburz, Zagros
MAJOR RIVERS: Karun, Karkeh, Zayandeh
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HISTORY
Iran is one of the oldest nations
in the world, with a history dating
back tens of thousands of years.
The country's first great city,
Susa, was built on the central
plateau around 3200 B.C.
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In 559 B.C., the Persian Empire arose in
southwestern Iran and conquered the
Mesopotamiansand Egyptians.
a Around 260 B.C., nomads called Parni ousted
the Greeks and ruled for some 500 years.
In the late 18th century, foreign powers,
including Russia and Britain, took control of
parts of Persia.
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GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
Iran's government is controlled by a
religious figure called the supreme
leader, who is appointed by a group of
Islamic clerics called the Assembly of
Experts. A president, elected by the
people, is second in command.
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Iran has extensive oil reserves,
but its economy has been hit
hard by a trade ban imposed
by the United States since the
shah was ousted in 1979.
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NATURE
Not long ago, Iran was home to
many lions, tigers, and other big
cats. Unfortunately these sleek
hunters are now very rare, and
some species have gone extinct.
Only a handful of Asiatic cheetahs
and Persian leopards remain.
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Haoma – God of the harvest, health, strength,
vitality; personification of the plant of the
same name whose juices brought
enlightenment
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Rubaiyat
Rubaiyat typically refers to the Rubaiyat
of Omar Khayyam, a book of poetry
attributed to Omar Khayyam, a highly
respected Persian astronomer and
mathematician, who lived in the 11th and
12th centuries. Generically, rubaiyat
describes a collection of a specific type of
poem, or rubai, that contains stanzas of
four quatrains or lines. The rubai often
has a rhyming pattern of A-A-B-A.
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The Rubaiyat gained interest in the
West after the 1859 English
translation by Edward FitzGerald,
although there are numerous English
translations and the collection has
been translated into almost every
major language.
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Wake! For the Sun, who scatter’d into
flight
The Stars before him from the Field of
Night,
Drives Night along with them from
Heav’n, and strikes
The Sultan’s Turret with a Shaft of
Light.
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Before the phantom of False
morning died,
Methought a Voice within the Tavern
cried,
"When all the Temple is prepared
within,
Why nods the drowsy Worshipper
outside?"
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And, as the Cock crew, those who
stood before
The Tavern shouted--"Open then
the Door!
You know how little while we have
to stay,
And, once departed, may return
no more."
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Now the New Year
reviving old Desires,
The thoughtful Soul to
Solitude retires,
Where the White Hand Of
Moses on the Bough
Puts out, and Jesus from
the Ground suspires.
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Iram indeed is gone with all his
Rose,
And Jamshyd's Sev'n-ring'd Cup
where no one knows;
But still a Ruby kindles in the Vine,
And many a Garden by the Water
blows,
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Activity
Direction: Read the statement carefully write true if the
statement is true and write false if its not.
Part I
1.Tiri and Tishtrya are the gods of agriculture and
rainfall.
2.Zorvan is the god of the wind who chases away evil
spirits.
3.Haoma is the god of the divine element of fire;
personification of fire.
4.Rashnu is the Warrior god who fights against evil.
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Part II: Enumeartion
6-10. Give at least 5 popular Iranian
festivals.
Part III:
10-11.
In the poem Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam,
