WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST AND EGYPT 3200 BC500 BC

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Understanding the writings on the ____ made it possible for scholars to read other ancient Egyptian records.
A
Hieroglyphics
B
Sargon
C
Cuneiform
D
Rosetta Stone
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The ancient Egyptians’ language had archaeologists baffled until the hieroglyphs were carefully deciphered using the Rosetta Stone.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Discovery of the Rosetta Stone It wasn’t until the 19th century-two thousand years after its creation-that the Rosetta Stone helped scholars at long last crack the code of hieroglyphics.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was hoped that the Egyptian text could be deciphered through its Greek translation, especially in combination with the evidence from the Coptic language, the last stage of the Egyptian language.

Detailed explanation-4: -With the help of the Rosetta Stone, Jean-Francois Champollion created an alphabet of phonetic hieroglyphs. Other scholars were able to use it to translate the inscription completely. “Thanks to the Rosetta Stone, Champollion was able to decipher the hieroglyphs.

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