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Indo-Europeans Trivia Quiz

5 questions on the ancient Indo-European tribes that swept through the Middle East, India and Europe many centuries ago.

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
64,063

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
2 / 5

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1527

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Question 1 of 5

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)

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Question 2 of 5

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

Persians

Scythians

Dravidians

Aryans

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Question 3 of 5

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

Iranian

Hebrew

Greek

Sanskrit

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Question 4 of 5

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

Hittites

Hurrians

Kassites

Persians

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Question 5 of 5

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

c. 1900 B. C.

c. 3000 B. C.

c. 2300 B. C.

c. 900 B. C.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

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: Centum

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

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

Answer: Aryans

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

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

Answer: Hebrew

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

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

Answer: 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.

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

Answer: 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.

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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