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Cause and Effect in The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone

Question 11 • SS-English Language Arts 7

Based on details from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, what is an effect of the hieroglyphs and the Greek alphabet appearing together on the slab?

Answer
A
It suggests others discovered the Rosetta Stone before the French and wrote on it.
B
It provides an opportunity to decipher the unknown hieroglyphs by matching them to the known Greek language.
C
It explains why the British are so determined to stop the French invasion of Egypt.
D
It proves the theory that the Egyptians had invaded and conquered Greece centuries before.

Explanation

The slab carries the same message in hieroglyphs and Greek. Because scholars could read Greek but did not yet understand the hieroglyphs, they could compare the versions to work out what the hieroglyphic signs meant. This makes choice B, the opportunity to decipher the unknown hieroglyphs using the known Greek language, correct.

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