| A | B |
|---|
| Marji Mastrapi | main character |
| Anoosh | prince who became a communist |
| Shah | leader who modernized Iran |
| Islamic fundamentalists | brought repressive & religious law to Iran |
| The city of Persepolis | Ancient capital of Persia |
| Persia | modern Iran |
| Iran & Iraq fought a war in the | 1980s |
| Iranian Revolution occured in the | 1970s |
| young Iranian boys | were forced into combat by their gov't. |
| Iraqis | ethnic Arabs |
| Iranians | ethnic Persians |
| Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood | originally written in French |
