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This weeks lesson:
Iran protests spread after young woman’s death
-- 09/26/2022

Q: The death of a 22-year-old woman after her arrest by “morality police” for allegedly violating Iran’s ultraconservative dress code sparked widespread protests, with some women taking off their compulsory hijab head coverings and burning them in the streets. Where is Iran?

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Q: Some protesters cried “death to the dictator!” amid dissatisfaction with the nation’s leaders. Iran has what form of rule?

A. Monarchy
B. Nomocracy
C. Plutocracy
D. Theocracy



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Common Core State Standard
RH.CCS.7 Grades 6-12: Students are asked to locate a country or geographical area on a map, connecting information with a specific location. Then, students answer a series of quiz questions based on a current news event happening in that location. Students must combine their prior knowledge with information presented in the question to determine the correct answers.