Which type of government does the passage best describe? A government is controlled by a council of 100 elders. The
leaders hold their positions for life. They can never be
removed even if the citizens don't like their decisions.
A. Absolute monarchy
B. Dictatorship
C. Democracy
D. Oligarchy

The three steps before modern english were indo-european, germanic, and old english. as peoples moved around the eurasian continent, their languages changed. throughout the ages, the languages became more specialized. as english has many germanic influences, it is easy to see how this was one of the forebears. also, old english was one of the main ancestors of the modern language, spoken in the 5th through about the 13th centuries.