Rosetta Stone

What is the main objective related to the Rosetta Stone in the learning material?

• To translate ancient texts

• To evaluate the significance of its discovery

• To learn about its physical characteristics

• To understand its modern uses

What is the Rosetta Stone?

• A type of ancient Egyptian jewelry

• A big stone with writing in three different scripts

• A famous Egyptian pharaoh

• A temple in ancient Egypt

What are hieroglyphics?

• A type of ancient Egyptian food

• A form of ancient Egyptian writing using symbols and pictures

• A modern Greek writing style

• A type of ancient Egyptian clothing

What is Demotic Script?

• A complex type of Egyptian writing used in temples

• A simpler type of Egyptian writing used for everyday things

• A type of Greek writing

• A form of ancient Egyptian art

What is Greek Script?

• The writing used by people in ancient Greece

• A type of Egyptian hieroglyphics

• A modern form of Egyptian writing

• A type of ancient Egyptian architecture

What does translation involve?

• Changing words from one language to another

• Writing in hieroglyphics

• Building ancient structures

• Studying ancient artifacts

What is archaeology?

• The study of ancient people by digging up old objects

• The art of writing in Greek Script

• The process of translating languages

• The creation of ancient Egyptian jewelry

What is one method to recognize letters or words in an unknown language?

• Use a language you already know to help translate.

• Look to see if you recognize any letters or words.

• Use technology to scan the artifact.

• Compare the three languages side-by-side.

How can technology assist in understanding an artifact?

• By guessing what symbols mean based on pictures.

• By using a language you already know.

• By scanning the artifact.

• By asking an expert.

What is a strategy to find patterns between symbols in different languages?

• Compare the three languages side-by-side.

• Look at other artifacts with similar writing.

• Use technology to scan the artifact.

• Ask an expert or look in a book.