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European Languages & Religions

European Languages & Religions

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11 Slides • 26 Questions

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Europe

Languages & Religions

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Multiple Select

Europe is home to more than ______ native languages.

1

100

2

200

3

300

4

400

3

Fill in the Blank

Which European language has the largest number of native speakers?

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Europe is home to more than 200 native languages!


  • Most European languages are in 3 main language families (or categories):

  • Germanic

  • Romance

  • Slavic

5

Multiple Choice

What is a problem caused by many languages spoken in the same country?

1

There is no problem.

2

It's difficult to read and understand official forms, laws, and documents.

3

Schoolchildren hate to learn other languages.

4

Children can't talk to parents.

6

Fill in the Blank

Most Europeans learn ______ as a second language.

7

Poll

Romance languages come from _______, the language of the ancient Roman Empire?

Latin

Greek

Arabic

Hebrew

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Romance Language Family

Includes French, Italian, & Spanish

Most live in the south and west of Europe

These languages come from Latin, the language of the ancient Roman Empire

Romance Languages

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Multiple Select

In what ways are French and Italian languages alike.

1

They both are Romance languages that derive from Latin.

2

French and Italian share the roots in Germanic languages.

10

Poll

Romance languages come from _______, the language of the ancient Roman Empire?

Latin

Greek

Arabic

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Poll

Besides difference in words, what other challenge do Europeans face in communicating with others?

People in the United States speak mostly English.

Europe's population is double the size of the United States.

They use two different alphabets

Most people in Europe do not want to learn another language

12

Multiple Select

Which languages come from the language of the ancient Roman Empire?

1

Russian

2

Spanish

3

English

4

Italian

5

French

13

Multiple Choice

What have Europeans done to try to solve the problem of so many languages?

1

Outlawed the use of languages spoken by only a few people

2

decided not to trade with people who do not speak the same language

3

made laws ensuring that English is the only official language of the European Union

4

require schoolchildren to learn one or two other languages besides their native language

14

Multiple Select

Russians use which alphabet, and which language do they speak?

1

Romance

2

Spanish

3

Cyrillic

4

Slavic

5

Germanic

15

Multiple Choice

A major holiday for Judaism?

1

Hanukkah

2

Ramadan

3

Easter

4

Thanksgiving

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Multiple Choice

Who is the clergy for Judaism?

1

Priest

2

Imam

3

Preacher

4

Rabbi

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Multiple Select

The Book of Law had a connection to Christianity and Judaism. Select the two items below that show their connection.

1

Torah

2

first five books of the New Testament

3

first five books of the Old Testament

4

Koran

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Poll

Which is the oldest of the three main religions of Europe?

Christianity

Catholicism

Islam

Judaism

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Poll

Who practices the religion of Judaism?

Muslims

Mormons

Christians

Jews

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25

Fill in the Blank

Monotheism is a belief in _______ gods.

26

Poll

Christians believe this man preached a new religion of love and kindness around 30 CE.

Jesus

Abraham

Muhammad

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Multiple Choice

Muslims make a hajj to ________ once in a lifetime.

1

Jerusalem

2

Mecca

3

Medina

4

Israel

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Poll

Which pairing of sacred text and religion is correct?

Protestant/Christianity- Bible

Christianity- Torah

Muslim- Torah

Judaism- Koran

30

Poll

Christians are grouped by

age

denominations

regions

31

Multiple Choice

_________ is a holy city for the three religions we have studied.

1

Dublin

2

Mecca

3

Jerusalem

4

Medina

32

Multiple Select

The 5 Pillars of Faith are prayer, belief in 1 god, fasting during Ramadan, ____________, and __________. (choose 2)

1

ritual and feast

2

giving to charity

3

making the hajj to Mecca

4

worship Muhammad

33

Multiple Choice

Christianity and Islam have what in common:

1

They both have a star in their symbol

2

Their holy book is the Torah

3

C.E. (common era)

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Multiple Choice

Choose the appropriate clergy with the religion.

1

preacher:Islam

2

Imam:Islam

3

Rabbi:Christianity

4

Priest:Judaism

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Multiple Choice

Who is the clergy for Judaism?

1

Priest

2

Imam

3

Preacher

4

Rabbi

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Languages & Religions

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