Imagine you're playing a game with your friends. You all speak the same language at first, but when some of you move to a new place and meet other kids who don’t understand you, you start learning their words too, just like how languages spread across the world. Over time, these languages changed and grew into many different ones.
Examples
- A trader from Africa teaches some words to people in the Middle East when they barter goods.
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See also
- How Did the Pyramids Stay Standing for Thousands of Years?
- Why Did the Roman Empire Fall?
- How Does the Ancient Roman Calendar Work?
- How Did Ancient Civilizations Count Without Numbers?
- How Do We Know What People Thought Long Ago?
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