Rosetta Stone Questions – Use the Edpuzzle video and your own research
1.1 What is the subject of the writing on the Rosetta Stone?
1.2 What three systems of writing appear on the Rosetta Stone?
1.3 Which of the three forms of writing on the Rosetta Stone could scholars read when it was discovered?
1.4 Who finally cracked the code of the hieroglyphs?
1.5 Why was it significant that scholars learned to read the hieroglyphs on the Rosetta Stone?
Use the interactive Rosetta Stone to answer these questions. https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/the-rosetta-stone1e03509704a3490e99a173e53b93e282
2.1 What does the writing in the first section of the stone look like?
2.2 Which hieroglyphs are pictographs?
2.3 How is the writing in the middle section different from the writing in the first section?
2.4 How is the Greek writing in the bottom section similar to writing in English?
2.5 Why do you think the priests wrote the same text three different ways?
A. After scholars had decoded the hieroglyphs, they were able to apply their knowledge to other hieroglyphs and learn
more about ancient Egypt. Hieroglyphs were used in many different areas of both secular and religious life. They were
found on historical, legal, and scientific documents. Hieroglyphs on the walls of tombs told life stories, and they were
used to write myths and hymns. Use the chart below to reflect on what scholars have been able to learn about ancient
Egyptian culture once they understood hieroglyphs. The first example has been done for you.
Original function of hieroglyphs
To record the accomplishments of a king
What scholars have learned from the hieroglyphs
How long it took to build a pyramid
B. How did the Rosetta Stone help scholars to learn about the culture and history of ancient Egypt?