WORLD RELIGIONS

RELIGIONS

CHRISTIANITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the language of the Church and educated people during the Middle Ages?
A
French
B
Latin
C
German
D
Russian
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -First, Latin was the language of the Church. All services were conducted in Latin, and the Bible was known in Western Europe in the Latin Vulgate translation, produced by St Jerome (d. 420) in the late fourth century.

Detailed explanation-2: -Etymology. From French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”).

Detailed explanation-3: -Latin evolved from the dialects of the Italic peoples of ancient Italy, and its earliest written records date back to the 7th century BCE. This ancient language was spoken by the people who resided in central Italy during the Iron Age (1200-700 BCE).

There is 1 question to complete.