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Countries
100
This religion spread rapidly in North and South America during the Age of Exploration.
What is Christianity
100
A person that studies language is called this.
What is a linguist
100
People with common backgrounds are in the same ___________ group.
What is ethnic group
100
This is the belief in one god.
What is monotheism
100
This country's has had a huge rise in population over the last several decades and has become a massive world power.
What is China?
200
Islam and Christianity are both based on this religion.
What is Judaism
200
This "E-word" is the study of the origin of words
What is etymology
200
This group controls most of the money and power.
What is majority group
200
English belongs to this language group.
What is Germanic.
200
This country was colonized by France in the period before the American Revolutionary War, making French their second official language.
What is Canada
300
If a religion believes time has a beginning and an end...they believe that time is ________.
What is linear
300
This language is widely considered to be the root of all languages.
What is Latin
300
A tradition within a person's culture is also called a _______.
What is custom
300
If you speak a completely different language from someone else, you would use this type of language to communicate.
What is pidgin language.
300
This country speaks Hindi and English, having been colonized by Britain up until the 1940's
What is India
400
This religion is based on "Five Pillars"
What is Islam
400
This language was invented by Polish linguist Ludwig Zamenhof to be the first global language.
What is Esperanto
400
This is an area of the world in which most people have the same traits and beliefs in common.
What is ethnic region
400
French, Spanish, and Italian are all in this family of languages.
What is Romance language
400
This European country speaks German, Italian, and French...because of where it is geographically.
What is Switzerland
500
Instead of praying...most eastern beliefs do this.
What is meditation
500
Because it uses so many words with multiple meanings, this language is believed to be among the most difficult in the world to learn.
What is English
500
If an area has a variety of ethnic and culture groups, that area is considered to be very __________.
What is diverse.
500
If your religion believes that time is linear...you definitely wouldn't believe in this.
What is reincarnation or rebirth.
500
This small African country's first language is Portuguese
What is Mozambique