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Literature Vocab 2
Term | Definition |
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Aryan | the ancient language from which Indo-European comes |
Breton | Celtic language spoken originally in the Irish areas of the British Isles |
dialect | a form of speech that varies from the standard language |
Indo-European | having to do with a group of related languages spoken in India, Western Asia, and Europe |
Indus Valley | the great valley located along the Indus River between India and Pakistan |
Mesopotamia | an ancient country which is now Iraq |
peninsula | a piece of land almost surrounded by water |
replenish | to fill again |
Scandinavian | native of Norway, Finland, Sweden, or Denmark |
ziggurat | a high tower with many stories, each one smaller than the one below |