The establishment of Zoroastrianism and Christianity as official faiths in the Sasanid and Byzantine empires (respectively) set the precedent for what future event?
a. The rise of Islam as the focus of a political empire.
b. The dominance of monotheism in all subsequent empires.
c. The rejection of religion as an official political focus.
d. The rise of corrupt leadership in those empires.
e. The worldwide spread of Christianity.
ANSWER:
a
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