P-C-A    History of the Spanish Language

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  1. In the year ________________, _________% of the world’s population will speak Spanish equaling about 900 million people.
  2. The root of Spanish comes from the _____________________language.
  3. All dialects from the latin language are called _____________________languages.
  4. Name the 5 dialects:  _______________________, _______________________, _______________________, _______________________, _______________________
  5. Who invaded Spain in the 8th century leaving an indelible influence on the language? _______________________
  6. How many words in the Spanish dictionary are a direct influence from the Arabic language?  _______________________
  7. What does “Al” mean in Arabic?  _______________________
  8. Give one example of a word in Spanish that is a direct reflection of the Arabic influence.  _______________________
  9. How long did the Moors rule Spain?   _______________________
  10.  Who decreed Castilian as the official language of Spain?_______________________
  11. When was the last Moorish king ousted from Spain? _______________________
  12. After discovering the new world, what influenced the Spanish language? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  13. Name one word that came from the Inca Indians language of Quechua. _______________________
  14. Name one word that came from the Aztec language of Nahuatl. _______________________
  15. Today, Spanish is the language of _______________________ million people.
  16. It’s the official language in _______________________ countries.
  17.  It’s the 2 most taught language in the US behind Chinese.  True      False
  18. Name at least 2 famous people whose native language is Spanish. _______________________  _______________________

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P-C-B Un reflejo

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Now that you have learned so much about the Arabic influence in the Spanish language, see how much you understand in this video that is narrated in Spanish.  Write down at least 5 other things that the Moors contributed to Spain, it’s culture, and other characteristics.
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P-C-C Esperanto

Find out what Esperanto is!
Here is a song that uses Esperanto!