WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Persian Empire Zoroastrianism shaped one of the ancient world’s largest empires-the mighty Persia Empire. It was the state religion of three major Persian dynasties. Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, was a devout Zoroastrian.

Detailed explanation-3: -Origins of Zoroastrianism It’s thought to be one of the world’s first monotheistic faiths (meaning followers only worship one God), and it’s one of the oldest religions to still exist today. Its religious teachings come from the Avesta, the main Zoroastrian scripture.

Detailed explanation-4: -Zoroastrians believe that their religion was revealed by their supreme God, called Ahura Mazda, or ‘Wise Lord’, to a priest called Zarathustra (or Zoroaster, as the Greeks called him). Zarathustra is held to be the founder of the religion, and his followers call themselves Zartoshtis or Zoroastrians.