CIVILIZATION
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Christianity and Judaism
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Judaism and Islam
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Christianity and Paganism
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Hinduism and Buddhism
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Detailed explanation-1: -It likely influenced the other major Western religions-Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. For a discussion of the context in which Zoroastrianism arose, see ancient Iranian religion.
Detailed explanation-2: -Some scholars say that tenets of Zoroastrianism helped to shape the major Abrahamic religions-including Judaism, Christianity and Islam-through the influence of the Persian Empire.
Detailed explanation-3: -The ancient Zoroastrians opposed the political rivalries attributed to belligerent city-state gods. This played a vital role in the rise of the Persian Empire. During the height of the Empire, Zoroastrianism was the largest religion in the world. The belief in a single Creator also changed the idea of history itself.
Detailed explanation-4: -Zoroastrianism was founded in Persia around 3500 years ago, in the 6th Century BC. This Persian religion was founded by a prophet known as Zarathustra, or Zoroaster. Its religious teachings come from the Avesta, the main Zoroastrian scripture.