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What makes the Rosetta Stone such an important discovery?
What makes the Rosetta Stone such an important discovery?
- The length of the inscriptions
- The use of three writing systems (correct)
- The announcement listing benefits to Egypt by King Ptolemy V
- The translation of the text into multiple languages
Who was the first to give the word 'energy' its scientific meaning?
Who was the first to give the word 'energy' its scientific meaning?
- An historian and brilliant linguist
- Thomas Young (correct)
- Jean-François Champollion
- King Ptolemy V
What did Thomas Young correctly identify on the Rosetta Stone?
What did Thomas Young correctly identify on the Rosetta Stone?
- The direction of the Egyptians’ bird and animal characters
- The oval loop containing hieroglyphs as the name of King Ptolemy (correct)
- The translation of the Greek inscriptions
- The purpose of the stone's inscriptions
Who was the founder of scientific Egyptology?
Who was the founder of scientific Egyptology?
What did Jean-François Champollion master by the age of sixteen?
What did Jean-François Champollion master by the age of sixteen?
What did Thomas Young study in AD 1814?
What did Thomas Young study in AD 1814?
What did Jean-François Champollion eventually establish?
What did Jean-François Champollion eventually establish?
Who had many other projects and it became clear that cracking the hieroglyphic code called for someone who could focus entirely on the task?
Who had many other projects and it became clear that cracking the hieroglyphic code called for someone who could focus entirely on the task?
What language was written phonetically in Greek?
What language was written phonetically in Greek?
Where is the Rosetta Stone currently located?
Where is the Rosetta Stone currently located?
What was the significance of the Rosetta stone?
What was the significance of the Rosetta stone?
When was the Rosetta stone discovered?
When was the Rosetta stone discovered?
What languages were inscribed on the Rosetta stone?
What languages were inscribed on the Rosetta stone?
Who was responsible for the discovery of the Rosetta stone?
Who was responsible for the discovery of the Rosetta stone?
What was one of the main reasons for creating the Rosetta stone?
What was one of the main reasons for creating the Rosetta stone?
What was Captain Bouchard's role at the time of discovering the Rosetta stone?
What was Captain Bouchard's role at the time of discovering the Rosetta stone?
