Sequencing Events in The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone
Create a chain of events by putting the events in the correct order.
1Akeblad translated the demotic
2Champollion unlocked the
3Young used demotic to
alphabet
4De Guignes discoveredthe
hieroglyphs
understand hieroglyphs.
purpose of cartouches

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).

roses are red,

violets are black,

for what you said,

i hope you sit on a big fat tack.