Zoroastrianism

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary deity?Ahura Mazda, the wise lord and uncreated creator
2. What is the adversarial force?Angra Mainyu (Ahriman), the spirit of destruction and deceit
3. Who was Zarathustra?Zarathustra was the prophet who taught about Ahura Mazda and the battle between good and evil, and he lived a long time ago, maybe between the 10th and 6th centuries BCE.
4. What does the word "Asha" mean?Asha is the cosmic truth, righteousness, and order that comes from Ahura Mazda, and good people try to follow it.

Asha: The fundamental Zoroastrian concept of truth, righteousness, cosmic order, and divine law.
Vohu: The Zoroastrian concept of good mind, wisdom, and the free will to choose between good and evil.
Frashokereti: The eschatological event of the final renovation of the universe, leading to the triumph of good.
Gathas: The oldest and most sacred hymns of Zoroastrianism, attributed to the prophet Zarathustra.