Format
1. This program begins with a short introduction to the country of Iran
2. The program then provides a short overview of important historical stages in Iran's history
3. The program will end with a question and answer session.
Objectives
The participant will
- identify Iran and key facts about it
- explore the history of Iran from antiquity to today
- engage in a discussion on the role of Iran in world politics, its past and possible futures
- develop an understanding of broader themes of world history
Standards Alignment
National Standards
NSS-WH.5-12.3 ERA 3: CLASSICAL TRADITIONS, MAJOR RELIGIONS, AND GIANT EMPIRES, 1000 BCE-300 BCE
NSS-WH.5-12.4 ERA 4: EXPANDING ZONES OF EXCHANGE AND ENCOUNTER, 300-1000 CE
- imperial crises and their aftermath, 300-700 CE.
- causes and consequences of the rise of Islamic civilization in the 7th-10th centuries.
NSS-WH.5-12.6 ERA 6: THE EMERGENCE OF THE FIRST GLOBAL AGE, 1450-1770
- how large territorial empires dominated much of Eurasia between the 16th and 18th centuries.
- transformations in Asian societies in the era of European expansion.
NSS-WH.5-12.7 ERA 7: AN AGE OF REVOLUTIONS, 1750-1914
- the transformation of Eurasian societies in an era of global trade and rising European power, 1750-1850.
NSS-WH.5-12.8 ERA 8: A HALF-CENTURY OF CRISIS AND ACHIEVEMENT, 1900-1945
- major global trends from 1900 to the end of World War II.
NSS-WH.5-12.9 ERA 9: THE 20TH CENTURY SINCE 1945: PROMISES AND PARADOXES
- major global trends since World War II.