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Where was zoroastrianism founded?
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persia/iran (they are the same thing)
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What three religions were influenced by Zoroastrianism?
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Christianity
Judaism Islam |
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Ahura Mazda
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"wise god"
-spoke to zarathustra |
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Prophet Zarathustra
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founder of zoroastrianism
6th c. BCE |
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Where is the center of Zoroastrianism today?
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Mumbai, India
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Avesta
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*Sacred Zoroastrian liturgical text
*Law/instruction |
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Spenta Mainyu
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a good spirit
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Angra Mainyu
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bad spirit,destruction
satan |
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What does fire symbolize in Zoroastrian worship?
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god's presense
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dakhma
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tower of silence
where the dead is exposed vultures |
