Rosetta Stone

Rosetta Stone

deciphering hieroglyphics

Multiple Choice

The three languages on the Rosetta Stone are _______, ________, and ________.

• Hieroglyphics, Demotic (shorthand hieroglyphics), and Greek

• Hieroglyphics, Demotic (shorthand hieroglyphics), and Chinese

• Hieroglyphics, Demotic (shorthand hieroglyphics), and Spanish

• Hieroglyphics, Demotic (shorthand hieroglyphics), and German

Multiple Choice

The Rosetta Stone is a slab of _________________ rock carved in three languages.

• red

• black

• blue

• purple

Multiple Choice

Who traslated it?

• A frenchman named Jean-Françiois Champollion

• An archeologist named Rosseta Stone

• El-Rashid: an Egyptian sage

Multiple Choice

What did the ancient Egyptians use for paper?

• Papyrus

• Loincloth

• Stone

Multiple Choice

Why is called the "Rosetta Stone"?

• It was the name of the Pharaoh's wife

• It was one of the many Egyptian Gods

• It was discovered near the town of Rosetta

• It is about growing flowers, including roses