WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What language spoken by the Romans influenced and helped create languages that came after it, referred to as the “Romance languages?” (Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian)
A
Egyptian
B
Greek
C
Chinese
D
Latin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After the decentralization of political power in late antiquity, Latin developed locally into branches that became the Romance languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Romanian, Catalan, Sardinian, Aromanian, African Romance, Mozarabic, Dalmatian, and Venetian, among others.

Detailed explanation-2: -Latin was spoken by people who lived within the Roman Empire. During that time, the Roman influence was spread far and wide as they expanded their dominance over much of Europe, Great Britain, Northern Africa and some areas of the Middle East.

Detailed explanation-3: -Latin is an Indo-European language that originated in the Latium region of central Italy. It was the language of ancient Rome and was used throughout the Roman Empire for communication, administration, and literature.

Detailed explanation-4: -Oscan. Oscan was the most widely spoken Italic language before the spread of Latin, prominent in Bruttium, Lucania, Campania, Samnium, and elsewhere throughout central and southern Italy.

Detailed explanation-5: -Latin was heavily influenced by both the Etruscan and Greek languages. However, Latin is its own language and simply borrowed many words from the Greek language.

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