One way of identifying ourselves is to “identify against,” i.e. define the “other” and thus define ourselves as not the other.

The European state idea spread throughout the world through
European colonialism.

The faith that is most widely dispersed over the world is
Christianity.

The Peace of Westphalia ____________
marked the beginning of the modern state of Europe.

The former Soviet Union adopted _______________ as its official religious policy.
atheism

Hawaii and Louisiana are examples of states with
official bilingual policies.

The largest constituency of Christianity is
Roman Catholicism.

Nigeria chose __________ as its official language upon independence.
English

The dominating colonial influence in Libya, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia was ___________.
Italian

One way of identifying ourselves is to “identify against,” i.e. define the “other” and thus define ourselves as not the other.
True

A language that is the product of a process of convergence which allows speakers of two or more languages to communicate is
a lingua franca.

Distance, remoteness and marginal location enhance the potential for devolution. This form of devolution is referred to as
spatial devolution

The boundary between the United States and Canada west of the Great Lakes is an example of a(n)
geometric boundary

The two theories of the Proto-Indo-European language diffusion are_________ and ________.
conquest theory/dispersal hypothesis

In the 1910s, segregation of the Chinese in Oakland, California was
the result of “white only” zoning laws.

Devolution is affecting many countries in the world today.
True

The teachings of Lao-Tsu form the tenants of
Taoism.

Christianity is an example of a polytheistic religion.
False

“Invasion and succession” is the term used to describe the process where new immigrants to a city often move into areas occupied by older immigrant groups.
True

There are ___ principal language families of the world.
20

Dialects are most often marked by actual differences in
vocabulary.