Of approximately 100 million native speakers of German in the world, roughly 80 million consider themselves Germans.[citation needed] There are an additional 80 million people of German ancestry mainly in the United States, Brazil (mainly in the South Region of the country), Argentina, Canada, South Africa, the post-Soviet states (mainly in Russia and Kazakhstan), and France, each accounting for at least 1 million.[note 2] Thus, the total number of Germans lies somewhere between 100 and more than 150 million, depending on the criteria applied (native speakers, single-ancestry ethnic Germans, partial German ancestry, etc.).

Conflict between the Germanic tribes and the forces of Rome under Julius Caesar forced major Germanic tribes to retreat to the east bank of the Rhine. Roman emperor Augustus in 12 BC ordered the conquest of the Germans, but the catastrophic Roman defeat at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest resulted in the Roman Empire abandoning its plans to completely conquer Germany. Germanic peoples in Roman territory were culturally Romanized, and although much of Germany remained free of direct Roman rule, Rome deeply influenced the development of German society, especially the adoption of Christianity by the Germans who obtained it from the Romans. In Roman-held territories with Germanic populations, the Germanic and Roman peoples intermarried, and Roman, Germanic, and Christian traditions intermingled. The adoption of Christianity would later become a major influence in the development of a common German identity. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who did the Germanic tribe fight?
2. Who was their leader?
3. Did they influence the Germans in terms of religion?
4. Which one?
5. About how many people are native speakers of German?
6. Does this include the total number of people that could be considered German?
7. What is the estimated number?
8. Did Rome ever manage to beat the Germans?
9. What did Caesar order them to try?
10. When did he order it?
Answer: 1. Rome.
2. Julius Caesar.
3. Yes.
4. Christianity.
5. 100 million.
6. Yes but not all do.
7. 80 million.
8. No.
9. To have conflict with the Germanic tribes.
10. The Rhine

Arabic (, ' or ' or ) is a Central Semitic language complex that first emerged in Iron Age northwestern Arabia and is now the "lingua franca" of the Arab world. It is named after the Arabs, a term initially used to describe peoples living from Mesopotamia in the east to the Anti-Lebanon mountains in the west, in northwestern Arabia, and in the Sinai peninsula.

The modern written language (Modern Standard Arabic) is derived from Classical Arabic. It is widely taught in schools and universities, and is used to varying degrees in workplaces, government, and the media. The two formal varieties are grouped together as Literary Arabic ("fusha"), which is the official language of 26 states and the liturgical language of Islam. Modern Standard Arabic largely follows the grammatical standards of Classical Arabic and uses much of the same vocabulary. However, it has discarded some grammatical constructions and vocabulary that no longer have any counterpart in the spoken varieties, and has adopted certain new constructions and vocabulary from the spoken varieties. Much of the new vocabulary is used to denote concepts that have arisen in the post-classical era, especially in modern times.

During the Middle Ages, Literary Arabic was a major vehicle of culture in Europe, especially in science, mathematics and philosophy. As a result, many European languages have also borrowed many words from it. Arabic influence, mainly in vocabulary, is seen in European languages, mainly Spanish and to a lesser extent Portuguese, Valencian and Catalan, owing to both the proximity of Christian European and Muslim Arab civilizations and 800 years of Arabic culture and language in the Iberian Peninsula, referred to in Arabic as al-Andalus. Sicilian has about 500 Arabic words as result of Sicily being progressively conquered by Saracens from North Africa, from the mid 9th to mid 10th centuries. Many of these words relate to agriculture and related activities (Hull and Ruffino). Balkan languages, including Greek and Bulgarian, have also acquired a significant number of Arabic words through contact with Ottoman Turkish. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. what type of language is it
2. when did it come about
3. in what country
4. what words are used to describe it in the arab world
5. what was the term first used for
6. where does the modern day language come from
7. is this a language that is taught in a lot of places
8. what are the two varieties of the language
9. Which one is the vofficial language in 26 states
10. Is it also a language used in Islam
11. What does the modern language not include anymore
12. Where was literary arabic used a lot in middle ages
13. what country
14. do some european languages now use words from it
15. what is the main language it is seen in
16. who has roughly 500 arabic words
17. why is this
18. during what centuries
19. what other languages have used their words
20. from contact with who
Answer: 1. A Central Semitic language complex
2. The Iron Age
3. northwestern Arabia
4. Lingua Franca
5. To describe people living in certain regions.
6. Classical Arabic
7. Yes.
8. Literary and Modern Standard Arabic
9. Literary Arabic.
10. Yes
11. Grammatical constructions and some vocabulary.
12. Science, mathematics and philosophy.
13. Throughout Europe.
14. Yes.
15. Spanish
16. Sicily.
17. They were conquered by Saracens from North Africa.
18. The ninth to mid tenth centuries.
19. Greek and Bulgarian
20. The Ottoman Turkish.

(CNN)Richard Glatzer, who directed a powerful film about a professor battling Alzheimer's as he faced his own harrowing health struggles, has died.

Glatzer died in Los Angeles on Tuesday after having ALS for four years, his publicist said. He was 63.

Glatzer co-directed "Still Alice" with his husband, Wash Westmoreland. The 2014 film earned a number of major awards for its lead actress, Julianne Moore.

Directing the movie was a challenge that Glatzer embraced, even as he faced a growing number of health obstacles after his ALS diagnosis in 2011.

"On set, he inspired the cast and crew with his perseverance, (co-directing) the film by typing with one finger into a text-to-speech app on his iPad," his publicist's statement said.

In a Twitter post Wednesday, Westmoreland said he was devastated.

"Richard was my soul mate, my collaborator, my life," he said. "A true artist and a brilliant man."

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When she accepted her Academy Award for best actress last month for her role in the film, Moore noted Glatzer's absence.

"Finally, to our filmmakers, Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer, who had hoped to be here tonight, but they can't because of Richard's health," she said. "When Richard was diagnosed with ALS, Wash asked him what he wanted to do. Did he want to travel? Did he want to see the world? He said he wanted to make movies. And that's what he did."

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CNN's Topher Gauk-Roger contributed to this report. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What mental disease was portrayed in the film?
2. What was his profession?
3. Who was in charge of the film?
4. Is he alive today?
5. When did he pass away?
6. What caused his passing?
7. How long was he facing the disease?
8. What other feature did he help with?
9. Who is his partner?
10. Was the death easy for him?
Answer:
1. Alzheimer's
2. professor
3. Richard Glatzer
4. No
5. Tuesday
6. ALS
7. four years
8. unknown
9. Wash Westmoreland
10. No