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The ancient Indo-European tribes were split into western and eastern groups. The languages of the eastern group were called 'satem', Sanskrit for 'hundred'. What was the western group called?

Centum & Kentum. The main languages of the eastern group were Sanskrit and Iranian. The western group included Latin, Greek, Celtic and the Germanic languages.

The eastern group of Indo-European people are known collectively to us today as what?

Aryans. The ancient Aryans conquered India and subdued the native dwellers within the caste system.

Which of the following language groups is not a member of the Indo-European linguistic family?

Hebrew. Hebrew is a Semitic language, the same language family that includes Arabic.

All of the following groups of ancient Mesopotamian people were of Indo-European origin except?

Hurrians. The Hurrians were neither Semitic nor Indo-European, and dwelled within Mesopotamia. The Hittites and the Kassites too found success conquering the lands of the ancient Middle East.

When did the first 'Greek' speaking settlers arrive in the land of the modern Hellenic Republic?

c. 1900 B. C.. They conquered the Minoan civilization of ancient Crete and adopted its culture. The original Greeks were said to have come either from the north across the Balkan peninsula or across the Aegean from modern-day Turkey.