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Why did Latin disappear as a spoken language?
(3) - ANSWER✔✔-Latin disappeared as a spoken language for a few reasons and here's some of them.
One of the reasons is most countries who spoke Latin wanted their own language. Another reason was
the fall of the Roman Empire. Without the Romans to keep things in line, local and regional dialects
began to develop.
Why did Latin remain a written language? - ANSWER✔✔-After the fall of the Roman Empire throughout
Europe all written language remained Latin. The church also adopted Latin as its primary language, and it
was even used up to as recently as the 1960s in the church. After the fall of the Roman Empire, countries
like France, England and Spain began to write things in their common language, they started to drift
away from Latin. Some schools even started to study the texts written in the national languages. The
economy was good at the time, so people had time for entertainment. Also, there was more money for
formal education. Latin disappeared as a written language but stayed in schools because it was still used
as an international language. This happened because different nations still needed a common way of
communication. But because Latin was so widely used in so many countries and was kept alive by the
church for so long, it held on as being relevant in schools because of its long history. Also, Latin was still
used as a way of higher classes to communicate with each other.
Did Dante think Italian and Latin were a different language? Was the written and spoken language the
same at the time? (3) - ANSWER✔✔-Dante was a famous author, poet and philosopher in Italy in the
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13th Century. Dante wrote in what he called Latium Vulgare, or popular latin. This was later called the
lingua italiana or the italian language. He thought latin and italian were different only because he wrote
how the people spoke but not that it was any official language.
Who is King Alfred and why was he great? (3) - ANSWER✔✔-King Alfred was the king of Wessex and he
influenced England in many ways. He made English a more common language spoken around England.
He adopted the writing tools of the Roman missionaries and used this to make English a more secure
language. He studied both Latin and English and was a prominent scholar. He also translated many texts
from Latin into English. He created the common written language for Britain.
How and where was the Latin language preserved in Britain after the invasion of the Germanic
peoples?(3) - ANSWER✔✔-The Latin language was preserved in the monasteries and churches. Latin was
still the official language of the church. Religious writings were still in Latin, and Latin was taught to the
people that got their education in the church.
What was the Norman conquest? (Who are the Normans, dates, significance) (6) - ANSWER✔✔-The
Norman conquest was the invasion of England by the Normans of France in 1066. The Normans were
vikings that settled in northern France. In a truce with France to protect them from other viking invaders.
Their language was that of the French. When the Normans invaded England, their language influenced
the English language with new words (like pork, beef, mutton, blouse, chamber, and purchase). The
Normans also brought new laws and new ways of governing.
When and how did English become the national language in England? - ANSWER✔✔-In 1362 parliament
was opened with a speech in English by the chancellor. Henry V became the first king since Anglo-Saxon
times to use English when he wrote letters. An even bigger help to English was the invention of the
printing press and when literary works started being printed in English, which set the norm for how
English was written. When English became the official language of England, it helped turn it from a
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Why did Latin disappear as a spoken language?
(3) - ANSWER✔✔-Latin disappeared as a spoken language for a few reasons and here's some of them.
One of the reasons is most countries who spoke Latin wanted their own language. Another reason was
the fall of the Roman Empire. Without the Romans to keep things in line, local and regional dialects
began to develop.
Why did Latin remain a written language? - ANSWER✔✔-After the fall of the Roman Empire throughout
Europe all written language remained Latin. The church also adopted Latin as its primary language, and it
was even used up to as recently as the 1960s in the church. After the fall of the Roman Empire, countries
like France, England and Spain began to write things in their common language, they started to drift
away from Latin. Some schools even started to study the texts written in the national languages. The
economy was good at the time, so people had time for entertainment. Also, there was more money for
formal education. Latin disappeared as a written language but stayed in schools because it was still used
as an international language. This happened because different nations still needed a common way of
communication. But because Latin was so widely used in so many countries and was kept alive by the
church for so long, it held on as being relevant in schools because of its long history. Also, Latin was still
used as a way of higher classes to communicate with each other.
Did Dante think Italian and Latin were a different language? Was the written and spoken language the
same at the time? (3) - ANSWER✔✔-Dante was a famous author, poet and philosopher in Italy in the
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13th Century. Dante wrote in what he called Latium Vulgare, or popular latin. This was later called the
lingua italiana or the italian language. He thought latin and italian were different only because he wrote
how the people spoke but not that it was any official language.
Who is King Alfred and why was he great? (3) - ANSWER✔✔-King Alfred was the king of Wessex and he
influenced England in many ways. He made English a more common language spoken around England.
He adopted the writing tools of the Roman missionaries and used this to make English a more secure
language. He studied both Latin and English and was a prominent scholar. He also translated many texts
from Latin into English. He created the common written language for Britain.
How and where was the Latin language preserved in Britain after the invasion of the Germanic
peoples?(3) - ANSWER✔✔-The Latin language was preserved in the monasteries and churches. Latin was
still the official language of the church. Religious writings were still in Latin, and Latin was taught to the
people that got their education in the church.
What was the Norman conquest? (Who are the Normans, dates, significance) (6) - ANSWER✔✔-The
Norman conquest was the invasion of England by the Normans of France in 1066. The Normans were
vikings that settled in northern France. In a truce with France to protect them from other viking invaders.
Their language was that of the French. When the Normans invaded England, their language influenced
the English language with new words (like pork, beef, mutton, blouse, chamber, and purchase). The
Normans also brought new laws and new ways of governing.
When and how did English become the national language in England? - ANSWER✔✔-In 1362 parliament
was opened with a speech in English by the chancellor. Henry V became the first king since Anglo-Saxon
times to use English when he wrote letters. An even bigger help to English was the invention of the
printing press and when literary works started being printed in English, which set the norm for how
English was written. When English became the official language of England, it helped turn it from a
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