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What was the Rosetta Stone useful for?
This is an ancient Egyptian stone covered with hieroglyphics which advanced modern understanding of hieroglyphics
Why was the reading of Egyptian hieroglyphics important to history?
Historians and Egyptologists learned a great deal about the rich history of ancient Egyptian empires when the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphics into modern day languages was accomplished. The information of the Egyptian empires were dated as far back as the 31st century BC BCE. To this day the world is fascinated by the majesty of these empires and the secrets that they still have not revealed.
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).
Are there more than one hieroglyphics code?
Yes. Many cultures, around the world, used hieroglyphics. Like modern language, they are all different, with very few similarities.
Who carked the code of hieroglyphics and how it is done?
The code of hieroglyphics was deciphered by Jean-François Champollion in the early 19th century. He accomplished this by studying the Rosetta Stone, which contained the same text in three scripts: Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphics. By comparing the known Greek text with the hieroglyphics, he identified phonetic values of the symbols and established a key to understanding the ancient Egyptian writing system. Champollion's work laid the foundation for modern Egyptology.
What is the name of the Egyptian hieroglyphics?
They are called Egyptian hieroglyphics in modern times. In ancient times, they were called "words of the gods"
Do modern Egyptians still write in hieroglyphics?
Modern Egyptians speak and write Arabic.
What was the Rosetta Stone useful for?
This is an ancient Egyptian stone covered with hieroglyphics which advanced modern understanding of hieroglyphics
Why was the reading of Egyptian hieroglyphics important to history?
Historians and Egyptologists learned a great deal about the rich history of ancient Egyptian empires when the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphics into modern day languages was accomplished. The information of the Egyptian empires were dated as far back as the 31st century BC BCE. To this day the world is fascinated by the majesty of these empires and the secrets that they still have not revealed.
What are modern people are able to read hieroglyphics writing because because of this?
The Rosseta stone.
How has the Rosetta stone help us in the modern world?
Now we understand what do hieroglyphics mean
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).
Is there more to Hieroglyphics?
Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics was a complete writing system. There may have been a few symbols that didn't survive to modern times, but the majority of the language appears to be represented.
Are there more than one hieroglyphics code?
Yes. Many cultures, around the world, used hieroglyphics. Like modern language, they are all different, with very few similarities.
Can you give me a sentence that has the word Hieroglyphic?
Rosetta is named after the stone that explained Egyptian hieroglyphics, thus laying bare the culture of the Pharoahs to modern eyes.The archaeologists discovered many hieroglyphics in the cave.
What is the difference between hieroglyphics and English?
Hieroglyphics are ancient Egyptian symbols used for writing, while English is a modern alphabet based language using letters and spoken worldwide.
Why do the ancient Egyptian write in hieroglyphics?
Because they thought comparing what they write to what they might see everyday was a good idea. All writing in the modern sense derives from a picture script of one kind or another. Hieroglyphics was the Egyptian route,
