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35 Cards in this Set
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Zoroastrians had a relatively recent beginning
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Early Zoroastrians traveled from Persia to India
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Partly because of the harsh desert climate, religion in Persia became focused on morality
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The saoshyants were the nomads north of Iran who worshipped the daevas
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Vohu Manah was the god worshipped by Zoroaster’s clan
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Ahura Mazda is a luxury Japanese automobile
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Zoroaster preached universal polytheism
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Zoroaster died of old age at 99
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Zoroaster preached affective monotheism
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Modern Zoroastrians are universal monotheists
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Mithra is the Evil Spirit
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Zoroastrians believe that you will go to heaven if 99% of your deeds are good
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In Zoroastrianism, hell consists of agonizing eternal punishment
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Zoroastrians believe that Zoroaster’s sons will appear on earth to continue his work
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A dead body is the greatest source of defilement for Zoroastrians
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Zoroaster is viewed as a true prophet by Christianity and Judaism
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Zoroaster’s big break was when he succeeded in converting Cyrus the Great to his religion
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Later Zoroastrians concluded that Angra Mainyu is the evil god
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Moslems persecuted Zoroastrians in Persia
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Zoroastrians housed the sacred flame in the “towers of silence”
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Iran
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Persia
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Zoroaster
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Zarathustra Spitama
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Holy Spirit
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Spenta Mainyu
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hymns of Zoroaster
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Gathas
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bad spirit
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Angra Mainyu
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Ahura Mazda
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Ohrmazd
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infidel
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Gabar
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Persian conqueror
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Xerxes
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Immortal Holy Ones
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Amesh Spentas
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Zoroastrians in India
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Parsis
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“tower of silence”
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dakhma
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important to Zoroastrian funerals
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vultures
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prophets who come to purify religion
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saoshyants
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messiah
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Cyprus the Great
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9 X human size
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Vohu Manah
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