The Rosetta Stone was instrumental in deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics because it contained the same text in hieroglyphics, Demotic, and which other language?
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Correct answer: Ancient Greek
The Rosetta Stone featured a decree written in Hieroglyphic, Demotic, and Ancient Greek. Since scholars already knew how to read Greek, they were able to use it as a key to decode the Egyptian scripts.
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