| A | B |
|---|
| Marjane | Narrator of Graphic Novel |
| Iran | Setting of Persepolis |
| Illiterate | Not able to read/write |
| Secular | not connected to religion |
| Tyranny | oppressive or unjustly severe government on the part of any ruler |
| Avant-Garde | unorthodox or daring; radical |
| Celestial | pertaining to the sky or visible heaven |
| Decadence | moral degeneration or decay |
| Capitalism | an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations |
| Karl Marx | His ideas played a significant role in the establishment of the social sciences and the development of the socialist movement |
| Obligatory | mandatory |
| Shah | Persian for "king" |
