Which civilization do the following characteristics belong to? (The two categories are Olmec and Chavin)

Originated in areas around the Andes Mountains

Originated in parts of Central America

Conducted business with their neighbors, the Zapotecs

Domesticated animals for the purpose of travel and transportation

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.

Apocrypha is the answer your looking for