Question 1: Ancient Empires and Epic Tales: A World History Challenge Quiz

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What stone unlocked the secret of Egyptian hieroglyphs by featuring the same text in three different scripts?

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Discovered in 1799, the Rosetta Stone featured a decree in Hieroglyphic, Demotic, and Ancient Greek, allowing scholars to finally decipher the ancient Egyptian writing system.

A. The Rosetta Stone

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B. The Dead Sea Scrolls

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C. The Code of Hammurabi

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D. The Blarney Stone

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What stone unlocked the secret of Egyptian hieroglyphs by featuring the same text in three different scripts?

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