Rosetta Stone

What is the ancient Egyptian writing system?

• Hieroglyphics
• Cuneiform
• Runes
• Latin

What percentage of Ancient Egyptians could read/write?

• 50-60%
• 25-30%
• 11-15%

• 1-10%

What was the town of Rashid known as to the Europeans?

• Rosetta
• Rashid
• Alexandria
• Cairo

What three languages was transcribed on the Rosetta Stone?

• Latin, Phoenician, Sanskrit
• Spanish, Russian, Japanese
• Greek, Demotic, Hieroglyphic
• Chinese, Arabic, French

What event caused the Rosetta Stone to be shipped to England?

• The construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza in 2560 BC.
• The signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
• The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922.
• After Napoleon's defeat in Egypt, the French surrendered the Rosetta Stone to the British, who shipped it to England

Who was it that figured out that the hieroglyphs represented sounds and syllables in the Egyptian language?

• Cecil B. DeMille
• Howard Carter
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Jean-François Champollion

What does the word "hieroglyphs" mean?

• it's French, meaning "holy photo"

• it's Arabic, meaning "writing of the gods"

• it's Egyptian, meaning "pharaoh king"

• it's Greek, meaning "sacred writings"

What is a "determinative"?

• A word or phrase that specifies or restricts the meaning of a noun.
• A type of mathematical function.
• A synonym for a noun.
• A grammatical term for a verb.