Question

How did the influence of Latin spread across Europe? A) Alexander the Great conquered other regions and made them speak Latin. B) It was the language spoken by citizens of the Roman Empire, especially in the west. C) It was the language that Jews used to discuss religion, though the everyday language was Hebrew. Eliminate D) The ancient Greeks spoke Latin, so anyone who wanted to study the Greek philosophers had to learn Latin.

Answer 1

Answer: B) It was the language spoken by citizens of the Roman Empire, especially in the west.

Explanation:

Latin spread through Europe, as the language conventionally spoken by settlers of the Tiber River (later known as Romans) quickly spreading through west and south Europe when Romans conquered and expanded its borders.

Later with Roman quests to the Mediterranean and the shores of Africa, Latin became to be used by the conquered peoples.

Latin influenced so much the local languages that Romance languages developed during the Middle Ages, languages are: French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian.

These still were secondary to Latin, as a language used by scholars , judges and religious contexts until very recently, as the Roman Catholic Church continued using Latin for the liturgy in the past century.

Answer 2

A is the correct answer because in older times religions were also spread by that method