Brief History
What type of religion is Zoroastrianism? (Number of gods)
Monotheistic
Who founded Zoroastrianism? (Real name)
Zarathustra
Who is the supreme god that is worshipped in Zoroastrianism as the creator of all things good?
Ahura Mazda!
What is the sacred text that contains the hymns and teachings of Zarathustra?
Avesta
What is the Origin?
Humans were created by Ahura Mazda
Where did Zoroastrianism originate from?
ancient Persia (modern-day Iran)
What is the other name the founder is known as? (AKA title)
Zoroaster
In Zoroastrian what are the three main ethics?
Good thoughts, good words, good deeds
Zoroastrianism likely influenced what major religion’s concepts of heaven, hell, and angels?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
What is the Purpose?
Promote Asha (good thoughts, words, deeds)
Around what time was Zoroastriansim founded?
1500-1000 BCE
Where is the founder from?
Eastern Iran
What element represents truth and purity in Zoroastrianism and is used in temples.
Fire
What group of Zoroastrians migrated to escape religious persecution in Persia, and to where?
Parsis to India
What is done as judgment takes place after death, where a soul's deeds determine its fate.
crossing the Chinvat Bridge
What caused the decline for Zoroastrianism?
The Islamic conquest of Persia (7th century CE)
What was his family's occupation?
Priest family
What are the names of the concept of truth and the concept of lies.
Asha and Druj
What is the traditional method of Zoroastrian funerals that involve exposing bodies to birds?
Sky burials (in Tower of Silence)
What is the Morality?
Free Will with responsibility for one own's choices
Name one Persian empire which Zoroastrianism was the state religion of.
Achaemenid/Parthian/Sassanian
How old was he when he became prophet?
30 (received divine revelation/vision from Ahura Mazda)
Who is the future savior that will bring about the final defeat of evil and the resurrection of the dead in Zoroastrianism?
Saoshyant
What is the world population of Zoroastrians?
100,000 -200,000
What is the Destiny?
"Frashokereti"
After death, souls are judged, resurrected, and all souls purified.