WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Judaism is the oldest surviving monotheistic religion, arising in the eastern Mediterranean in the second millennium B.C.E.

Detailed explanation-2: -The three predominant religions in Southwest Asia are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. They are all based upon monotheism, a belief in one god. They each have a location where the religion was founded.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the Middle East, Zoroastrianism is found in central Iran. Today, there are estimated to be under 20, 000 Zoroastrians in Iran. It is one of the oldest monotheistic religions as it was founded 3500 years ago.

Detailed explanation-4: -Zoroastrianism (1500-1200BC) is considered the first Middle Eastern religion expressing all of these previous concepts, although some of its adherents believe in the duality of God. According to these adherents there is a good God (Ahura Mazda) and an evil one (Angra Mainyu).

Detailed explanation-5: -Judaism, the oldest Abrahamic religion, is based on a strict, exclusive monotheism, finding its origins in the sole veneration of Yahweh, the predecessor to the Abrahamic conception of God.

Detailed explanation-6: -The three main religions of the Middle East are the three major Abrahamic faiths. These are Islam, Christianity, and Judaism.