Comparing European Languages: Germanic, Romance and Slavic Language Families
Q: Why are they called families?
A: They are related in terms of where they come from and they sound similar.
- European Languages
- Europe is home to more than ______ native languages!
- Most European languages are in ____ main language ______(or ______)
- ______
- ______
- ______
- Germanic Language Family
- Has the most ______speakers
- Most live in ______and ______Europe
- ______and ______are part of this family
- About ______of Europeans speak one of these two languages
- Most Europeans learn English as a ______language in their schools.
- Romance Language Family
- Includes ______, Italian, and ______
- Most live in the ______and ______of Europe
- These languages come from ______, the language of the ancient Roman Empire
- Romance Language
- Slavic Language Family
- Includes ______
- Found in ______and ______Europe
- Written with a ______alphabet
- Diversity in European Languages Today
- Many countries have more than one ______language
- Part of life in many countries in Europe due to the ______background of the people living there.
- Many countries share ______and people move back and forth across borders
- About ______million people in the world speak ______because it is often the choice for a _____ language
- Over ______of all Europeans speak ______
- Having so many languages can be a problem
- Difficult to live, ______and trade with people who cannot communication with each other.
- So...
- Schoolchildren learn ____ or _____ other languages besides their own (this is called trilingual)
- European Union has ______“official” languages to make sure that people can understand ______and ______made by the government.
Three Monotheistic Religions: Notes on Judaism, Islam and Christianity
- Monotheism
- Judaism, Christianity, & Islam are major religions practiced in ______.
- Followers of each practice______, a belief in ______god.
NOTE polytheistic means belief in many gods!
- Similarities
- All three believe in ______(monotheistic)
- They all started in ______
- They can trace their roots to ______as the ______of their faith
- ______is the holiest city in the world for Jews and Christians, and the ______holiest city for Muslims
- All three have an important ______and book of teachings
- Judaism
- Judaism is the religion of the ______
- It was founded by ______around ______BCE.
- Jews believe that ______gave ______the ______.
- The Jewish holy book is the ______, which is theoral and written laws of the Jews
- Jews believe that they descended from ______and ______, the first people to worship ______(God).
- Abraham lived at least ______years ago in what is now ______.
- Jews worship in ______and ______
- They believe that a ______(savior) will lead them to the ______.
- Christianity
- Christianity actually has its roots in ______.
- Christians believe in ______, who preached a new religion of love and kindness around ______CE.
- Christians believe thatJesus was the ______(savior).
- ______is the main holy book for Christians.
- It consists of the ______and the ______.
- Christians are grouped by many ______.
- Examples in Europe include: Catholicism, ______, and Protestantism
- All denominations follow the teachings of ______.
- Christians worship in ______and ______.
- Islam
- Islam began around ______CE in Southwest Asia.
- In Arabic, Islammeans “______” to the will of Allah (God).
- Followers of Islam are called ______, and the founder is ______.
- Muslims believe that Muhammad is the______and greatest ______of Islam.
- Other prophets include Abraham, ______, & Jesus.
- The Muslim holy book is the ______(______).
- It states how people ______.
- It describes the ______(obligations all Muslims must fulfill in their lifetime).
- Prayer
- Giving to ______
- Belief in and submission to one ______(Allah)
- ______during the month of ______
- A trip (______) to ______(holiest city) once in a lifetime.
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