WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

PERSIAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Persians believed in one god called ____
A
Ahura Mazda
B
Jesus
C
Odin
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Zoroastrians believe that there is one universal, transcendent, all-good, and uncreated supreme creator deity, Ahura Mazda, or the “Wise Lord” (Ahura meaning “Lord” and Mazda meaning “Wisdom” in Avestan).

Detailed explanation-2: -Ahura Mazda is the god of Zoroastrianism (from ancient Persia, now Iran.) Zoroaster was one of the first monotheists; his Ahura Mazda was the one true god, bringer of both light and darkness. Ahura Mazda had various personified aspects, and darkness and evil was personified as Angra Mainyu.

Detailed explanation-3: -Who was the main god of the Persian people? The main god in ancient Persia was Ahura Mazda. In the ancient Zoroastrian religion, Ahura Mazda was held to be the creator of the universe.

Detailed explanation-4: -Zoroastrianism was the dominant faith of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Developed centuries earlier by the prophet Zoroaster, this Persian religion spread across the empire.

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