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APHG Unit 3 Language Key Issue 1 and 2 Rubenstein + Language Tree
APHG Unit 3 Language Key Issue 1 and 2 Rubenstein + Language Tree
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APHG Rubenstein 11th ed. Chapter 5 Key Issue 1 - 2
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1
A distinctive characteristic of Languages in this family is the use of clicking sounds
Afro-Asiatic
Niger-Congo
Nilo-Saharan
Khoisan
2
What is the most widely spoken Language in the Sino-Tibetan Family?
English
Hindi
Arabic
Mandarin
3
Speakers of languages in this family are located in North-Central Africa
Arabic
Niger-Congo
Nilo-Saharan
Khoisan
4
Symbols that represent words, or meaningful parts of words, rather than sounds
Sonograms
Iconograms
Phonograms
Logograms
5
Which of the following is NOT a Language spoken in the Austronesian family?
Santali
Malay
Bikol
Sunda
6
The Romance Languages are most widely spoken in
North America
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
Russia
7
These Language Groups dominate Northern and Western Europe
North Germanic and West Germanic
West-Slavic
Balto-Slavic
Romance
8
Collection of Languages within a Family. Existed several thousand years ago.
Language Branch
Language Family
Language Group
Language Den
9
According to Gimbutas, PIE originated in
Mediterranean Sea
Arabian Penninsula
Kazakstan/Russia Border
France/Germany Border
10
Collection of languages related thru common ancestry that existed long before recorded history.
Language Branch
Language Group
Language Den
Language Family
11
Which two Language Families have the most speakers of only one language?
Japanese and Nilo-Saharan
Japanese and Korean
Japanese and Quechuan
Korean and Altaic
12
Parliament enacted the____in 1362 making English the official language
Statute of Pleading
Statute of Longing
Statute of Wanting
Statute of Forgiving
13
After the Normans invaded and took control of the British Isles, the offical language became
Italian
German
English
France
14
England was conquered by the Normans in
1489
1204
1066
1362
15
Kurgan Hearth is above the
Red Sea
Dead Sea
Black Sea
Caspain Sea
16
Which Language in the Romance Branch has the most Speakers?
Italian
Portuguese
Spanis
French
17
Renfew dates the ealiest speakers of PIE to __
6700BC
4300BC
1000BC
9000BC
18
The Indo-European Branch with the most speakers is
Germanic
Balto-Slavic
Romance
Indo-Iranian
19
Which path leads to English?
Uralic > Finnic
Indo-European -> Romance
Indo-European > Germanic > West Germanic
Indo-European > Germanic > North Germanic
20
The Language Family with the most speakers world-wide is
Austronesian
Sino-Tibetan
Afro-Asiatic
Indo-European
21
The Altaic Language with by far the most speakers is
Turkmen
Mongolian
Turkish
Uzbek
22
Conlin Renfew's theory for the origin and diffusion of PIE is known as the
sedentary farmer hypothesis
Nomadic Warrior hypothesis
english hypothesis
PIE hypothesis
23
The Anatolian Hearth is below the
Dead Sea
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Red Sea
24
According to Gimbutas, PIE orginiated approximately
7000BC
10,000BC
4300BC
2300BC
25
Which is NOT one of the 3 tribes that brought the beginnings of English to the british isles?
Normans
Angles
Jutes
Saxons
26
Speakers of Hindi are mostly located in
Arabian Peninsula
Southern India
Southeast Asia
Northern India
27
Marija Gimbutas put forth the __ to explain origin of P.I.E.
Renfrew Hypothesis
Renfew Hypothesis
Nomadic Warrior Hypothesis
PIE Hypothesis
28
Renfrew argues that Indo-European spread along with
military conquest
twitter
agricultural practices
spread to television
29
After the fall of the Roman Empire, speakers of Latin were_from eachother for long time periods
Diffused
Speaking
Isolated
Connected
30
England lost control of Normany in 1204 which led to conflict with
Germany
France
Spain
Italy
31
Where are speakers in the Niger-Congo family most widely distributed?
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Asia
Southwest Asia
North Africa
32
P.I.E. stands for
Proto Indo-European
Proto Indo-English
Pre Indian-English
Pro Indo-european
33
Which of the following is not a Language in the Dravidian Family?
Telugu
Malayalam
Hindi
Tamil
34
Collection of languages within a Branch that share a common origin with similarities in grammar
Language Tree
Language Group
Language Branch
Language Family
35
Where is Arabic most widely spoken?
South Africa and Southwest Asia
North Africa and South Asia
North Africa and Southwest Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa and Southwest Asia
36
The Language Family with the least number of speakers is
Nilo-Saharan
Austro-Asiatic
Quechan
Niger-Congo
37
According to Gimbutas, PIE was spread by the __ People
Kurgan
Saxon
Turkish
Czech
38
Which of the following is NOT a branch of the Indo-European Family?
Semitic
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Germanic
39
Quechuan is spoken in
Some parts of North America
Small western portions of South America
the east coast of South America
Southern Asia
40
Many languages have a system of communication known as a
Literary Tradition
Language Family
Official Language
Literary Guide
41
What is the most spoken language in the Afro-Asiatic Branch?
Arabic
English
Somali
Berber
42
Many countries designate atleast one language as their
Primary Language
Second Language
Official Language
Third Language
43
Estonia, Finland, and Hungary speak languages that belong to the __________family
Indo-European
Austronesian
Altaic
Uralic
44
Enlish Diffused to North America in 1607 with the Colony at
New York, NY
Jamestown, VA
Miami, FL
Boston, MA
45
The Romance Languages all developed from __
Turkish
Latin
English
Chinese
46
Indo-European is divided into how many Branches?
7
9
8
6
47
The Eastern group of the Indo-Iranian Branch is known as
Tamil
Iranian
Indic
Hindi
48
Renfew argued PIE originiated in Anatolia, present day__
Russia
Turkey
Ukraine
Kazakstan
49
More than 95% of people in Sub-Saharan Africa speak languages of the _______ Family
Nilo-Saharan
Khoisan
Afro-Asiatic
Niger-Congo
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Normandy was a Territory of
Germany
Spain
France
England
