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How were scholars able to translate hieroglyphic symbols?

How were scholars able to translate hieroglyphic symbols? a. scholars compared hieroglyphics to cuneiform and found enough similarities to create an alphabet of the egyptian writing system. b. archaeologists unearthed a set of papyrus scrolls that had served as a dictionary in ancient egypt. c. by comparing a message written in both hieroglyphics and greek, scholars were able to translate the hieroglyphic symbols. d. because early hieroglyphics were picture writing, scholars could decipher their meaning and then match them to more modern egyptian writing.

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I would go with D because many writing systems were similar in a way, because people would travel and bring there culture everywhere else.... Show More
I believe the answer is: C.By comparing a message written in both hieroglyphics and Greek, scholars were able to translate the hieroglyphic symbols.Since the 6th century, the ancient greek and egyptian civilizations has already involved with one another through trades and travelling scholars. Because of this, cultural assimilation happened between the two, and many writings in greek actually depict a simialr writing that could be found in egyptian hieroglyphics.... Show More
The answer is C. By comparing a message written in both hieroglyphics and Greek, scholars were able to translate the hieroglyphic symbols. truest me I took the quiz myself... Show More
By comparing a message written in both hieroglyphics and Greek, scholars were able to translate the hieroglyphic symbols is the correct one... Show More
It is C. Archeologists unearthed the "Rossetta stone" it had the same message in hieroglyphics, Greek, and I think Latin. Using these languages they used Greek and the other language to decipherHieroglyphics... Show More
The correct answer is C.By comparing a message written in both hieroglyphics and Greek, scholars were able to translate the hieroglyphic symbols.They unearthed the Rosetta stone, which is a huge stone that had writing on it in hieroglyphics and in ancient Greek, and since ancient Greek had already been translated and used, they knew now how to translate the hieroglyphics. This was a monumental discovery.... Show More

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