medium · Enhanced ACT english
The discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799 provided the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs, which had been unreadable for over a millennium. By comparing the three versions of the same decree, scholars were able to reconstruct the lost language.
Which choice most effectively emphasizes the immense difficulty of the decipherment process?
- The stone itself is made of granodiorite and features three distinct scripts: hieroglyphic, Demotic, and ancient Greek lettering.
- Many people originally believed that hieroglyphs were purely symbolic pictures rather than characters representing specific spoken sounds precisely.
- Jean-François Champollion was the French scholar who is most often credited with successfully translating the first several symbols on the ancient stone.
- It took researchers over twenty years of grueling, meticulous analysis to finally unlock the complex phonetic system of the ancient script.
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