Question

Which of the following discoveries offered the most help to historians in understanding ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics?
a.
the tomb of Tutankhamun
c.
the tomb of Rameses II
b.
the Rosetta Stone
d.
the Book of the Dead


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

Answer 1

B — the Rosetta Stone, because its inscriptions in Greek and Egyptian (hieroglyphic and demotic) allowed scholars to decipher hieroglyphics.