Ancient language

4. What language was spoken by the Vikings and used in Norse sagas?
8. What is the ancient form of the Hebrew language used in religious texts like the Old Testament?
10. What Semitic language was widely used in the ancient Near East and is the language of some biblical texts?
12. What is the language of the Coptic Christian texts and liturgy in Egypt?
13. What is the oldest known written language used in ancient Mesopotamia?
14. What ancient Indo-European language was spoken in Anatolia in present-day Turkey?
15. What language was used in ancient Egypt and inscribed on hieroglyphs?
18. What classical language of ancient India is the basis for many modern Indian languages?
19. What ancient form of the Chinese language is the precursor to modern Mandarin and other dialects?

1. What is the ancient Celtic language of Ireland used in early medieval manuscripts?
2. What is the language of the ancient Etruscan civilization in Italy written in a unique script?
3. What ancient Semitic language was used by the Phoenician civilization and is the basis for the Greek alphabet?
5. What is the ancient language of the Persian Empire and the Achaemenid inscriptions?
6. What is the classical form of the Arabic language used in classical Islamic literature?
7. What ancient Anatolian language was written in cuneiform script in ancient Anatolia?
9. What script was used by the ancient Mayans in Mesoamerica?
10. What language was spoken by the ancient Greeks and produced great literary works like the Iliad and Odyssey?
11. What is the classical language of Tamil Nadu in South India with a rich literary tradition?
16. What ancient Semitic language was widely spoken in Mesopotamia?
17. What language was used by the Romans and remains the precursor to the Romance languages?