The Rosetta Stone is important because
a. it led to the decipherment of hieroglyphics.
b. it is a unique stele.
c. it has Greek, cuneiform, and Egyptian writing on it.
d. it has Greek, Coptic, and Egyptian writing on it.
a
You might also like to view...
Some have seen the __________ of Mary from the Gospel of Luke as a revolutionary document
What will be an ideal response?
In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, when rival warfare caused the decline of the city of Old Jenné, which of the following traditions came to an end?
a. weaving b. stone architecture c. bronze casting d. ceramic sculpture
Which of the following artists served as an official portraitist for Marie-Antoinette?
a. Jean-Honoré Fragonard b. Jean-Antoine Watteau c. Marie-Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun d. Jacques-Louis David
Contributing to the sense of theatricality, _____ usually plays an important role in Bernini's sculptures
a. the absence of motion b. niche-like enclosures c. the element of time d. painted drapery