How a Hieroglyph Actually Works — Questions and answers

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From what period did the unique written language known as hieroglyphics flourish in Egypt?

Choices

  1. From 1500 BC to AD 500
  2. From 500 BC to AD 1000
  3. From 2000 BC to 1000 BC
  4. From around 3200 BC to AD 394 ✓

Answer: From around 3200 BC to AD 394

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Which pharaoh often held court in the King’s Throne Room at Karnak, according to the text?

Choices

  1. Pharaoh Tutankhamun
  2. Pharaoh Thutmose III
  3. Pharaoh Akhenaten
  4. Pharaoh Ramses II ✓

Answer: Pharaoh Ramses II

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Where did Pharaoh Ramesses II lead his charge against the Hittite forces?

Choices

  1. At the Battle of Pelusium
  2. In the delta region of the Nile
  3. On the sun-baked plains of Kadesh ✓
  4. On the plains of Megiddo

Answer: On the sun-baked plains of Kadesh

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What scripts were texts translated and transcribed into at the Library of Alexandria?

Choices

  1. Greek, demotic, and hieratic ✓
  2. Hebrew, Aramaic, and Latin
  3. Sanskrit, Persian, and Egyptian
  4. Coptic, Syriac, and Arabic

Answer: Greek, demotic, and hieratic

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What did a young French linguist discover about hieroglyphic scripts by harmonizing them with Greek and demotic scripts?

Choices

  1. Their artistic origins
  2. Their religious significance
  3. Their phonetic purpose ✓
  4. Their numerical value

Answer: Their phonetic purpose

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When was the Rosetta Stone discovered?

Choices

  1. In 1799 ✓
  2. In 1901
  3. In 1650
  4. In 1822

Answer: In 1799

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