Question

Which statement best describes religions in the Middle East before the idea of monotheism became popular?

Answer 1

C. Prior to monotheism, most religions were based on worshipping many gods.
They used to worship anything from nature. After Muhammad rose up as a leader, all of that stopped, and Arabic people started to believe in one god only.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. Prior to monotheism, most religions in the Middle East were based on worshipping many gods.

The religions of the ancient Middle East were mostly polytheistic, with some early examples of a primitive monolatry (mardukists), ashurism and monism (atonism).

The Luwian pantheon exerted a strong influence on the ancient Greek religion, while the Assyrian-Babylonian religion influenced the Zoroastrianism of the Achaemenid era and Judaism. In turn, the traditions of Mesopotamia strongly influenced Christianity.