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What helped scholars decipher Egyptian writing?
The Rosetta Stone, discovered in 1799 near Alexandria in Northern Egypt, was the key that unlocked the secret of the hieroglyphics.
Why did Rosetta stone discovery help modern day scholars decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics?
It provided the first chance to understand Egyptian Hieroglyphics writing by providing the same text in Hieroglyphics, Demotic, and Greek. Both the Greek and Demotic could be read to find out what was being said on the stone, the Hieroglyphics could then be compared and analyzed for patterns (similar to the way codes and cyphers are broken).
The key that helped scholars decode some Egyptian hieroglyphics is the?
The Rosetta Stone is the key that helped scholars decode some Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Who helped archaeologists learn how to read hieroglyphics?
Jean-François Champollion deciphered the hieroglyphics by using the Rosetta stone, which enabled everyone to learn how to read them.
Hieroglyphics helped Egyptian scribes keep records of?
Well, hieroglyphics helped them keep track of events, news, and leaders, for example; King Tut; The births of future leaders; and the reuniting of the 2 regions.
