who
where
when
how
100
People who first found the Rosetta stone.
Who are the French?
100
This is the place the Rosetta stone was found.
What is Egypt?
100
The year Champollion cracked the code.
What is 1822?
100
The way Champollion found success where others failed.
What is making up for Young's mistakes?
200
Person who brought the Rosetta stone to Napoleon.
Who is Hutchinson?
200
Place Champollion met the mathematician who helped lead to his solving the riddle.
What is Southwestern France?
200
In this year, a copy of an article piqued the attention of Thomas Young.
What is 1814
200
The way the Rosetta stone was found.
What is digging?
300
Person who finally deciphered the writing on the Rosetta stone.
Who is Champollion?
300
Place the Rosetta stone is currently housed.
What is a museum in Cairo?
300
The year the French found the Rosetta stone.
What is 1799?
300
The way they were able to figure out the writing.
What is suggesting the symbols represented sounds?
400
General who turned the stone over to the British.
Who is General Menou?
400
Place Champollion was born.
What is France?
400
Double Jeopardy!! The time period when Coptic replaced the hieroglyphic language.
What is 1300s?
400
How large the Rosetta stone is.
What is almost 4 ft. high and 1 foot thick
500
This fierce leader entered the Egyptian capital on July 21st.
Who is Napoleon?
500
The place on the stone that had the hieroglyphs.
What is the top portion of the Rosetta stone.
500
The year Alexander the Great died.
What is 323 b.c.?
500
Reason Young's discovery was so important.
What is it was the first time any scholar guessed the symbols represented sounds.
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