Cultures of the World- U3 Honors Review

Which Indo-European language family came from the parent language of Latin?

• Romance

• Slavic

• Germanic

• Bantu

Which language family is mostly represented in most of Eastern Europe?

• Germanic

• Slavic

• Romance

• Bantu

Which color represents the language family spoken mostly in western and southwestern Europe?

• Blue (Romance)

• Green (Slavic)

• Red (Germanic)

The countries of central and northwest Europe speak mostly Germanic languages, which languages would be in that language family?

• Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian

• Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Czech

• English, Norwegian, German, Dutch

Which alphabet was writing system developed by the Slavic peoples of Eastern Europe, incorporating Roman and Greek characters as well as unique Slavic symbols (e.g., А Б В Г Д Е Ж)?

• Cyrillic

• Roman

• Bantu

Which is an alphabet/writing system developed by the Romans and commonly used by many Romance and Germanic languages today (e.g., A B C D E F G)

• Roman

• Greek

• Cyrillic

What do each of the most widely practiced religions in Europe have in common?

• They are all monotheistic.

• They are all polytheistic.

• They are all the same.

Which religion would Abraham be considered the founder?

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Islam

Which widely practiced European language is the fastest growing religion in Europe and uses the Koran as its scripture?

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Islam

Which widely practiced religion in Europe celebrates Easter in their culture?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism