The reason the Indo- European languages dominated the globe geographically today was that <span> 'B) European colonization around the world helped spread the languages.'</span><span> </span>
The right answer is B. European colonization around the world helped spread the languages. For five centuries the European empires colonized almost the entire world, introducing their culture, religion, social structure, and most importantly, language. In the early period of discoveries Portugal, Spain, England, France, and the Netherlands discovered most of the American Continent, parts of Indonesia and Australia, implementing their Indo-European languages in the development of those countries. In the second wave of colonialism, European empires spread its control over Africa and Asia, increasing the spread of Indo-European languages. As a result, Indo- European languages dominate the globe geographically today.
