Origins of Spanish

How did Latin come to be spoken in Spain?

• Latin was introduced by the Visigoths after the fall of the Roman Empire.
• Latin was the native language of the Iberian tribes before Roman influence.
• Latin spread to Spain through trade with the Phoenicians.
• Latin came to be spoken in Spain through the Roman conquest.

What percent of Spanish is made up of Latin?

• 75%

• 10%

• 50%

• 100%

What language would eventually come from the Germanic Visigoths?

• Spanish
• German
• Italian
• French

Who unified the distinct regional kingdoms of Spain into one nation?

• A. The Visigoths.

• • B. The Umayyad caliphate.

• C. The Catholic monarchs Isabella and Ferdinand.

• • D. Christopher Columbus.

Who unified the distinct regional kingdoms of Spain into one nation?

• A. The Visigoths.

• B. The Umayyad caliphate.

• C. The Catholic monarchs Isabella and Ferdinand.

• D. Christopher Columbus.

What is the origin of the Spanish language?

• A. The Iberian Peninsula during the Roman occupation.

• B. The Visigoths and the Umayyad caliphate.

• C. The Catholic monarchs Isabella and Ferdinand

• D. All of the above.

What language was adopted as the official state language of Spain?

• A. Castilian.

• B. Visigoth.

• C. Arabic.

• D. French.

Who was the first European to arrive in the Americas?

• A. Christopher Columbus.

• B. Hernán Cortés.

• C. Francisco Pizarro.

• D. Ferdinand Magellan.

What led to the spread of Spanish to the indigenous population of the Americas?

• A. The Spanish conquest of the Americas.

• B. The Spanish Inquisition.

• C. The Spanish Civil War.

• D. The Mexican Revolution.

Over time, Spanish has evolved and incorporated words from which languages?

• A. Indigenous languages.

• • B. Arabic.

• • C. French.

• D. All of the above.