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WA 3 Unit 2.3 Uncovering the past

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    The Rosetta Stone
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  • What links the Rosetta stone and the hieroglyphics?
    there are three kind of writing on it: Greek, Egyptian and hieroglyphic
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  • What did the ancient Egyptians use for paper?
    papyrus
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  • What else did the Egyptians use to write on?
    walls and stone
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  • What is the Rosetta stone?
    A stone with some greek and egyptian passages translated to hieroglyphics
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  • Who found it?
    some french soilders
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  • When did they found it?
    In july 1799
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  • Where did they find it?
    in El-Rashid, Egypt (also called Rosetta)
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  • Who translated it?
    Jean-François Champollion
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  • Why is it an important discovery?
    Because it had the key to thousands of years of Egyptian history
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