Reasoning and Logic in The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone

Question 1

Read these examples from Jean-Francois Champollion's investigation into the Rosetta Stone, and decide whether each shows logical thinking.

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"Immediately Champollion thought of the one Greek leader whose name might be identified with this particular combination of letters. It was Alexander the Great.": logical thinking; "He began with another cartouche from the same inscription and numbered each of the hieroglyphs in it.": logical thinking; "'I am going to do it,' he had said as a boy when the mathematician Fourier showed him a copy of the Rosetta Stone.": not logical thinking

Question 2

What type of reasoning is shown in this passage?

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moving from the details of knowing some letters to figuring out the name

Question 3

What type of reasoning is shown in the final part of the passage?

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moving from the big picture of knowing the name to figuring out the details of the letters

Question 4

Which line from the passage shows the big-picture conclusion?

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“they were a combination of the two”

Question 5

Based on the passage, what did Champollion discover about the hieroglyphs on the Rosetta Stone? Write one to two sentences explaining his discovery in your own words.

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