Hieroglyphics & the Rosetta Stone
The Egyptian writing system and the historical breakthrough that allowed us to read it.
Key Questions
- 1Why was the meaning of hieroglyphics lost for over a thousand years?
- 2How does the Rosetta Stone illustrate the importance of translation?
- 3What can we learn from the "Book of the Dead"?
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