Language Families
English and German are examples of ______ languages.
Germanic
The Romance languages are widely spoken in
modern Europe. Which language did the
Romance languages evolve and come from?
Latin
Who is the founder of Christianity?
Jesus
What is a holy book of Christianity?
Bible
Which language family can be found in North and Central Europe?
Germanic
This language family is spoken in Russia and other eastern European countries.
Slavic
The founder of Islam is
Muhammad
This is the holy book of Judaism
Torah
The three categories are Indo-European languages broken into?
Germanic, Romance, and Slavic
If you traveled to the Iberian Peninsula, which language family would you experience while you were there?
Romance
Who is the founder of Judaism?
Abraham
What is the place of worship for Islam
mosque
Romance languages are derived from Latin. Name an example of a Romance Language.
Spanish
French
Portuguese
Italian
How is the Slavic language family different from the Romance and Germanic languages? (Hint: think alphabet)
Slavic languages are written with the Cyrillic Alphabet
Judism was founded in (year)
2000 BCE
What is the place of worship of Judaism?
Synagogue
Describe the phrase Indo-European languages?
Languages that originated from Europe
What can be a challenge with having so many different languages in a region?
It can be difficult to work, learn, trade, communicate, etc., when so many people speak different languages in a region.
Islam was founded in (year)
610 CE
Define monotheism
a belief in one God