CIVILIZATION
ASSYRIAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The soul, created by Ahura Mazda (see Ahura Mazda), is immortal and will be judged immediately after the death of the body. At the time of death, the soul must pass over a narrow bridge. At the entrance to the bridge stands the daenā, or conscience, a maiden who becomes identified with the individual soul.
Detailed explanation-2: -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. Later Judaism and then Christianity came to Persia via Mesopotamia, with both developing vibrant faith communities in Persian lands.
Detailed explanation-3: -The prophet Zoroaster (Zarathrustra in ancient Persian) is regarded as the founder of Zoroastrianism, which is arguably the world’s oldest monotheistic faith.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ahura Mazda. Zoroastrianism holds that Ahura Mazda was the foremost of the Persian gods and the creator of the universe. Mithra. Mithra was one of the foremost deities in ancient Iran, besides Ahura Mazda. Anahita. Haoma. Haoma was an agricultural deity. Vayu. Vayu was the Persian god of the wind. Zorvan. 10-Jan-2023