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Analyzing Art — Unit test

Question 11 • 26/27 INTRO TO ART

The Rosetta Stone When examining the Rosetta Stone, a French scholar found Ptolomy and Cleopatra's names written in Demotic, an Egyptian language, and was able to match those names to the Greek writing on the Stone. In this flash of insight, it was discovered that the same information was written in three languages, Demotic, Greek and ___________. After this discovery, the tablet was decoded over three years.

Answer
A
Ancient Egyptian
B
Early French
C
Ancient Latin
D
Early Roman

Explanation

The Rosetta Stone carries the same decree in three scripts: Greek, Demotic, and Egyptian hieroglyphs. The missing language is therefore Ancient Egyptian, represented by hieroglyphic writing. Early French, Latin, and Roman are not the third language on the stone.

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