Indo-Europeans

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1. 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? Answer: (Think of the Latin word for 100 - C)

2. The eastern group of Indo-European people are known collectively to us today as what? Aryans Dravidians Persians Scythians

3. Which of the following language groups is not a member of the Indo-European linguistic family? Hebrew Greek Iranian Sanskrit

4. All of the following groups of ancient Mesopotamian people were of Indo-European origin except? Hittites Persians Kassites Hurrians

5. When did the first 'Greek' speaking settlers arrive in the land of the modern Hellenic Republic? c. 900 B. C. c. 2300 B. C. c. 1900 B. C. c. 3000 B. C.