CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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TRUE or FALSE:At first, the Persians worshipped only one god.
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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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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Ahura Mazda ("Wise Lord") was probably the main god in pantheon of the pre-Zoroastrian Iranians. In both the religion of Darius, Xerxes and Zoroaster, he was worshipped as the supreme god to the point that the rest were almost excluded.
Detailed explanation-2: -Twelve Gods of Persian Mythology.
Detailed explanation-3: -The official religion of the Persian Empire was Zoroastrianism, which was monotheistic. Zoroastrianism began with the Persian prophet Zoroaster around 1500-1000 B.C.E. Persians allowed their conquered people to practice their own religions.
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