Rosetta stone

what were the three scripts shown on the Rosetta stone?

• Greek, Roman, Egyptian

• Greek, Spanish, hieroglyphic

• hieroglyphic, Greek, Roman

• hieroglyphic, Greek, Demotic

who discovered the Rosetta stone?

• Pierre Bouchard

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Queen Cleopatra

• a crocodile who accidentally ate the stone

what year was the Rosetta stone discovered?

• 1799

• 1802

• 1801

• 1903

was the man who discovered the stone French or British?

• French

• British

what was the text on the Rosetta stone about?

• a king and his noble deeds

• a priest who spoke to god

• a poem

• a dog that could turn into a human

the Rosetta stone has lived in the British museum since 1801

• True

• False

why did the British take the stone from the french

• the french gave it to them

• the British took it when they defeated Napoleon

• the french still have it

• the British were the ones who discovered it and they had it all along

what was the profession of the man who discovered the stone?

• a doctor

• an engineer

• a vet

• an archeologist

why is this stone important to understanding ancient Egyptians?

• it contained DNA from an Egyptian prince

• it helped us decipher their language

• it didn't help at all

• it showed us how they viewed their king

select all that are true about the Rosetta stone

• it was found in 1799

• it was found by an engineer

• it was found by a British man

• it is kept at the British museum