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After the Rosetta Stone was deciphered in 1822, scholars where able to read Hieroglyphics.

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Hieroglyphics could not be read until the what stone was decoded?

Roseta for all those people in Hanahan middle school 6th grade please do this answer for this queston: Hieroglyphics could not be read until the ____________ Stone was decoded. _________=roseta


Do other people know about hieroglyphics?

Many people know about hieroglyphics. In fact, many people can read them.


Why can only few people understand and read Egyptian hieroglyphics?

This is not true. Many thousands of people today can understand and read Egyptian hieroglyphics.


How hieroglyphics affact people?

Hieroglyphics affect people because when you try you tried to read it but it hard for some people


Did ancient hieroglyphics influence English alphabet?

How could it, we havnt found out how to read hieroglyphics until the discovery of the rosetta stone. So no, it can't be.


What was the problem with using hieroglyphs communicate?

Not everyone was able to read hieroglyphics


What are modern people are able to read hieroglyphics writing because because of this?

The Rosseta stone.


Did Hieroglyphics being read horizontally or vertically depend on the time period?

hieroglyphics are almost always read vertically. (that is how the ancient Egyptians intended it to be read.)


Do hieroglyphics go up and down?

Hieroglyphics can be written and read in rows and columns. Vertically and Horizontally.


Why did Rosetta stone discovery help modern day scholars decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics?

It provided the first chance to understand Egyptian Hieroglyphics writing by providing the same text in Hieroglyphics, Demotic, and Greek. Both the Greek and Demotic could be read to find out what was being said on the stone, the Hieroglyphics could then be compared and analyzed for patterns (similar to the way codes and cyphers are broken).


How do you read hyrogliphics?

To read hieroglyphics, you need to understand the symbols and what they represent. Hieroglyphics are a combination of phonetic signs, ideograms, and determinatives. It helps to use resources like dictionaries or guides to translate and decipher the symbols. Practice and familiarity with the script will also improve your ability to read hieroglyphics.


What discovery gave historians the key they needed to read Egyptian hieroglyphics?

The key discovery that enabled historians to read Egyptian hieroglyphics was the Rosetta Stone, found in 1799. This artifact features the same text inscribed in three scripts: Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphics. Since scholars could read Greek, they used it as a basis to decipher the hieroglyphic script, leading to significant advancements in understanding ancient Egyptian language and culture.