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Chp23Sec5
Turkey,Iran, and Cyprus
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| secular | worldly; not relating to religion |
| shah | the title of the former ruler of Iran |
| ayatollah | a religious leader among Shiite Muslims |
| Ayatollah Khomeini | leader of Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution - wanted to rid Iran of Western influence |
| Sunni | the largest branch of Islam; sometimes referred to as the orthodox version of the religion |
| Shiite | the second largest denomination of Islam; |
| Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | ruler of Iran, elected in 2005 - an Islamic conservative |