Which term refers to a group of human beings whose members identify with one another based on common ancestry and culture? a) clan b) minority c) ethnic group d) religious group

An ethnic group, such as Japanese or Russian, is a term that refers to a group of human beings who's members identify with one another based on common ancestry and culture.

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.