Latin language

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/latin-language

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the language family?Italic branch of the Indo-European language family
2. What is the period of classical latin?Approximately 1st century BCE to 3rd century CE
3. What is Latin and where did it start?Latin began as a dialect spoken in central Italy around the 7th century BCE. It was influenced by other nearby languages like Oscan, Umbrian, and Etruscan.
4. Why did Latin become so important in history?Latin spread with the rise of Rome and became the main language for law, science, and the Church. It stayed the language of scholars and diplomats for over a thousand years.

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