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What was the Rosetta stone and why was its discovery important?
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∙ 11y ago
It contained the same message in three languages including the Egyptian and thus contributed to deciphering of hyeroglyfes.
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What questions did the Rosetta Stone help Historians answer?
Historians were able to decipher hieroglyphics after the discovery of the Rosetta Stone.
What discovery lead to the decoding hieroglyphics?
the Rosetta stone.
How old is the Rosetta stone today?
The Rosetta Stone was carved in 196 B.C. Napoleon's troops rediscovered it in 1799.
What discovery allowed for the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphics?
The hieroglyphics of Egypt are one of the oldest forms of the written word known to man. The discovery of the Rosetta stone made it possible to read the hieroglyphs.
What discovery was Hernando most well known for?
the the Rosetta Stone
The discovery of what enabled archaeologist to decode hieroglyphs?
The Rosetta Stone.
What is another way the Rosetta stone was important?
the Rosetta stone is important because it helped us to desipher hieroglyphics
What spurred the rise of modern Egyptology?
The discovery of the Rosetta Stone
What type of informational text is James Cross Giblins The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone?
a history of the discovery of the Rosetta stone and many peoples attempt to translate it
How old is the discovery of the Rosetta stone?
210 years since discovered in 1799.
Which written language were historians able to decipher after the discovery of the rosetta stone?
Hieroglyphics
What unlocked the Rosetta stone?
It was a slab of granite like rock with the same message crafted on it in three different scripts. The discovery of the stone, called Rosetta Stone, meant that hieroglyphics could be translated
