Rosetta Stone

The Rosetta Stone

By Sophie, Ern Nee, and Hamish

​So, let's get started!

​What is the Rosetta Stone?

​The Rosetta Stone is a stone tablet which contains a text written in 3 ancient languages. These languages are Hieroglyphic, Demotic and Greek. The text was written by a group of Egyptian Priests to honour the Egyptian Pharaoh. ​

​Why is the Rosetta Stone written in three different scripts?

​The Rosetta Stone is written in three scripts because when it was written, there were three scripts being used in Egypt. The first was hieroglyphic, which was the script used for important or religious documents. The second was demotic which was the common script of Egypt at the time. The third was Greek, which the language of the rulers of Egypt was at that time. The Rosetta Stone was written in all three scripts so that the priests, government officials and rulers of Egypt could read what it said.  

Multiple Select

Which languages were inscribed on the Rosetta Stone?

• Demotic

• Hebrew

• Hieroglyphics

• Greek

Multiple Choice

What was the Rosetta Stone scribed into?

• A statue plaque

• A rock face

• A stone tablet

• On the back of a billboard

​When was the Rosetta Stone created?

The Rosetta Stone was carved in 196 B.C.E.

When was the Rosetta Stone discovered?

The Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799.  

Who found the Rosetta Stone?

The Rosetta Stone was found by Pierre-François Bouchard, a French soldier who was helping rebuilding a fort in Egypt.  

​Why is it called the Rosetta Stone?

​It is called the Rosetta Stone because it was discovered in a town called Rosetta.

Multiple Choice

When was the Rosetta Stone created?

• 1799

• 196AD

• 1966

• 196BCE

Multiple Choice

When was the Rosetta Stone discovered?

• 196BCE

• 1799

• 1977

• 196AD

Multiple Select

Why is it called the Rosetta Stone?

• It was discovered in a place called Rosetta

• It looked like a magical gem called the Rosetta

• It was discovered by Otto Rosetta

• Rosetta is the Greek word for rose, and the tablet frequently mentioned roses

Open Ended

Why do you think the Rosetta Stone was considered a turning point in history?

HINT: Hieroglyphics had been a dead language for 2000 years, and there were other texts on the stone with an exact translation...

Let's review some questions to test your knowledge!​

Multiple Choice

How many languages were inscribed on the Rosetta Stone?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Open Ended

What is the Rosetta Stone named after?

Multiple Select

Why is the discovery of the Rosetta Stone considered a turning point?

• It wasn't

• It showed us that ancient civilisations wrote on stone tablets

• We found out about the Roman Emperor

• It let us decipher two new Egyptian languages

Poll

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