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What is the Rosetta Stone primarily about, despite its significance in history?
a kind of tax document
What led to the start of years of chaos in Egypt over 2000 years ago?
The death of Pharaoh Ptolemy VI and the subsequent rule of his six-year-old son
What is unique about the languages written on the Rosetta Stone?
It is written in three languages: Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphics
Where was the Rosetta Stone taken after it was captured by the British Army in 1801?
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What was the original purpose of the Rosetta Stone and 17 other similar stones?
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Why is the Rosetta Stone significant in the story of figuring out how to communicate with the past?
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Who was the researcher that figured out how to read the mysterious Egyptian text in 1882?
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What is the name of the written language found on wooden objects from Easter Island?
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What is the name of the manuscript that contains strange pictures of plants and animals and has been dated to the early 15th century?
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Where were the Tartaria Tablets discovered and what is their estimated age?
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Who was the researcher that worked on the Egyptian text before Champollion?
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What is the general term used to describe the mysterious languages that have not been fully deciphered?
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