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Part 1Major Religions in Europe: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam The student will describe the cultural characteristics of Europe. Compare and contrast the major religions in Europe; include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Use the following public websites to conduct research about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. will create a triple Venn diagram. They must include the following facts.Four facts about Judaism.Four facts about Christianity.Four facts about Islam.Four facts about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.See attached Venn diagram below on second page. Part 2 Reading Passage: LanguageMost European languages are in three main categories: Germanic languages, Romance languages, and Slavic languages. The Germanic language group has the most native speakers. European native speakers of this group live mostly in northwest and central Europe. About 20% of Europeans speak one of two languages, English or German. Another large group is the Romance languages, which include French, Italian, and Spanish. These languages are found in the south and west of Europe. These languages come from Latin, the language of the ancient Roman Empire. Latin is no longer spoken. The Roman alphabet is used to write both Romance and Germanic languages, although not every language has the exact same characters and punctuation. Slavic languages include Russian, Bosnian, and Polish. Slavic languages are found in central and eastern Europe. These languages do not always use the Roman alphabet. Instead, they are written with a Cyrillic alphabet. Having so many languages can be a problem. It is difficult to live, work, and trade with people who cannot communicate with each other. Europeans have worked hard to solve this problem. Most school children learn one or two other languages besides their own; usually English is one of these. Summarizing Questions: LanguageWhat language family is found in the most northern part of Europe?From what language family do most eastern European languages come?What language family is found mostly in southern Europe?What countries speak a Romance language?What language uses the Cyrillic alphabet?What language family is based in the old Latin language of ancient Rome?Make an inference, why do you think most Romance languages are located where they are in Europe? J/I – 2 FactsJ/C – 2 FactsC/I – 2 FactsJ/C/I 4/5 Facts ................
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