Persepolis Vocabulary

A significant change in political power or organizational structures that occurs in a relatively short period of time.

To bring about significant change.

A nation overthrowing its government to establish a new system.

Inflation was too high.

Totalitarian.

A refusal to buy or use goods and services as a form of protest.

The monarch of Iran before the revolution, who was overthrown.

He was a key religious leader who opposed the Shah and led the revolution.

A political system where the state recognizes no limits to its authority and seeks to regulate every aspect of public and private life.

Protests are a way for citizens to express their dissatisfaction and demand change.