Chapter 8 Vocab Quiz

This is the largest grouping of related languages and includes those that share a common ancestral language from a particular hearth.

• language family
• language branch
• language group
• isolate
• creolization

Languages within a branch that share a common ancestor in the relatively recent past that have a degree of shared vocabulary and overlap.

• language family
• endangered languages
• language group
• isolate
• creolization

A collection of languages within a family that share a common origin and were separated from other branches in the same family thousands of years ago.

• language branch
• endangered languages
• language group
• isolate
• pidgin language

A language with no known historic or linguistic relationships with any other known language

• extinct language
• endangered languages
• language group
• isolate
• pidgin language

A religion that attempts to appeal to a wide variety of people and are open to membership of all.

• universalizing
• ethnic
• monothestic
• secular
• polytheistic

_________________'s hearth is Israel, based on the teachings of Jesus and the holy text is the Bible.

• Christianity
• Islam
• Hinduism
• Judaism
• Buddhism

_________________'s hearth on the Arabian Peninsula, the most important figure is Muhammad and the holy text is the Quran.

• Islam
• Christianity
• Hinduism
• Judaism
• Buddhism

_________________'s hearth is in northeastern India and is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama

• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Islam
• Hinduism
• Judaism

_________________'s hearth is in the Punjab region of northwestern India and was founded by Guru Nanak.

• Sikhism
• Christianity
• Islam
• Hinduism
• Judaism

_________________'s hearth is in South Asia, where today it is practiced by 80% of India's population.

• Hinduism
• Christianity
• Islam
• Judaism
• Buddhism