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Expression of IdeasHardExplaining why an artefact mattered

Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - The Rosetta Stone was found in Egypt in 1799. - It carries the same decree in three scripts: hieroglyphic, Demotic, and Greek. - Scholars could read Greek. - In 1822 Jean-François Champollion used the stone to decode hieroglyphs. The student wants to explain why the stone was so useful to scholars.

Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A. Because the Rosetta Stone carries one decree in three scripts, one of them Greek, scholars could compare the texts, and in 1822 Champollion used it to decode hieroglyphs.Correct
  2. B. The Rosetta Stone was found in Egypt in 1799.
  3. C. Jean-François Champollion was a scholar.
  4. D. The Rosetta Stone carries a decree.

Answer: A. Because the Rosetta Stone carries one decree in three scripts, one of them Greek, scholars could compare the texts, and in 1822 Champollion used it to decode hieroglyphs.

Three scripts, one known, hence the breakthrough.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The Rosetta Stone was found in Egypt in 1799.
Discovery only.
C. Jean-François Champollion was a scholar.
Says nothing about the stone.
D. The Rosetta Stone carries a decree.
Omits the three scripts, which is the point.

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