Which ancient civilization was monotheistic?

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Which ancient civilization out of these were monotheistic : Babylonians

Egyptian

Persians

Sumerians
 
Persian.

Zoroastrianism is a monotheistic religion of ancient Persian civilization.
 
Nothing's been confirmed, but there have been pieces of evidence to support monotheism in Sumerian society that pre-dated the polytheism.
 
On the highest level, all of them.

The early stages of spiritual progress may include numerous gods, but as one makes progress, the quality of unification takes over. So they all naturally end up in monotheism/
 
Persians. The birthplace of Zoroastrianism. The three magi that brought the gifts to Jesus were Zoroastrians from Persia
 
I think the ancient Persians.
They had a Prophet called Zarathustra(Zoroaster in Greek).
Their name for the one true God was Ahura Mazda.
They worship fire as a symbol of God.
Followers of this faith fled to India to avoid religious persecution at the hands of advancing Arab armies.
Many still live in India and are considered the elite.
They are well known for their philantrophic work.
 
The Pharoah Akhenaten introduced monotheism in the 14th century B.C.E. It didn't last long after his death. Zoroastrianism, a monotheistic religion, arose around the same time in Persia.
 
The whole idea of montheism began with the Persians, the tradition of Zoasterianism. It goes back to about the beginning of the Bronze Age. The ability to make metal meant the ability to make weapons, so suddenly war and conquest became possible in a way it hadn't been before. Zoroaster reacted to this by promoting one 'spirit' to being God, the one God. Ahura Mazda, the Spirit of Wisdom.

Zoroasterianism was the first religion to have good vs. evil, a God who expected us to behave in a certain way, heaven and hell, a judgement day, etc. etc.

In fact, prophesy isn't found in the Jewish scriptures until the book of Daniel. This book was written during a period called 'the great exile', when Judea was occupied by Babylon and the Hebrews were forced to scatter to as far away as Persia. It's thought some Jewish priests came in contact with Zoroasterians and that's where Jewish prophesy came from in the first place!

And Zoroasterianism still exists today, in parts of India, the Parsi religion.
 
Adam and Eve knew there was one true God. Adam was the first prophet before any formal religion was established. Having said that, Adam's teachings of the one God was oral as was the custom then and probably was digested by many tribes who later scattered and formed religions loosely based on what Adam had taught. So it is not strange that nations other than Israel would have some type of exposure to monotheism. God wanted His name and works DOCUMENTED for all time, for this task He chose the Jews.
 
Adam and Eve knew there was one true God. Adam was the first prophet before any formal religion was established. Having said that, Adam's teachings of the one God was oral as was the custom then and probably was digested by many tribes who later scattered and formed religions loosely based on what Adam had taught. So it is not strange that nations other than Israel would have some type of exposure to monotheism. God wanted His name and works DOCUMENTED for all time, for this task He chose the Jews.
 
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