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Describe diffusion of Ind-European language fam from its origin point. Three main Fam groups? Langs that dont fit?
- 1. Caucus Mountains-Migrate to Europe 10,000 BP. Diffused through Exploration, and Colonization
- 4. Three main sub family groups include Romance, Germanic, and French Groups
- 3. Romance Group- (french, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian) Basque(not common linguistically)
- 4.Germanic Group-Dutch, Netherland, Holand. Scandanavia:(Danish, Swedish, Norway, Iceland). Finland(oddball)
- 5. Slavic group(polich, czech slovak, slovak, polish, ukrainian
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How has English evolved through the centuries?
English has evolved and spread through immigration, commerce/business, science/tech, diplomacy, media, exploration, and colonization. Bc of these aspects English has greatly influenced the world and has been adopted as the lingua franca of many major communities
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Cite several countries where linguistic controversies threaten national unity.
Sub-Sahara-Africa, China, Korea(70 yr div), France(div), Mexico, South west Tibet(doesn't want to separate from country)
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Discuss origin points and diffusion of worlds major religions.
- Christianity: Wide spread=catholic, protestant secularism, orthodox churches
- 2. Islam=Muhammad in Medina(wave of Islam expansion-conversion by sword)
- 3. Islamism origin with muslim(religion with politic)(Iran/Egypt-Muslim Bro hood/Arabia- Royal Fam)
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Describe Islamism
Islamism is religion with politic, its goal is theocracy.Sharia is their code of justice law. They believe Western democracy/capitalism is evil
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What are the worlds major religious conflict zones?
Afghanistan(Extreme, radical Fundamentalist Muslim terrorist groups & non-Muslims), India(Animists, Christians, Hindus, Muslims & Sikhs), Iraq(Kurds, Shiite Muslims, Sunni Muslims, western armed forces), Middle East(Jews, Muslims, & Christians), South Africa (Buddhists & Hindus)
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