WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

ASSYRIAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Religious teacher who preached a new monotheistic religion
A
Cyrus
B
Zoroaster
C
Xerxes
D
Leonidas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -At first, the Persians worshipped many gods, until a religious teacher Zoroaster preached a new monotheistic religion. This religion became known as Zoroastrianism.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is Zoroastrianism? Zoroastrianism is one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions, having originated in ancient Persia. It contains both monotheistic and dualistic elements, and many scholars believe Zoroastrianism influenced the belief systems of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Detailed explanation-3: -Zoroaster believed in one creator God, teaching that only one God was worthy of worship. Furthermore, some of the deities of the old religion, the Daevas (Devas in Sanskrit), appeared to delight in war and strife. Zoroaster said that these were evil spirits and were workers ofAngra Mainyu, God’s adversary.

Detailed explanation-4: -By 650 BCE, the Zoroastrian faith, a monotheistic religion founded on the ideas of the philosopher Zoroaster, had become the official religion of ancient Persia.

Detailed explanation-5: -Zarathushtra or Zoroaster is regarded as the founder of Zoroastrianism.

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