Reasoning and Logic in The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone
Question 1 of 5 • Common Core ELA 7 A-IC
Read these examples from Jean-Francois Champollion's investigation into the Rosetta Stone, and decide whether each shows logical thinking.
Answer
"Immediately Champollion thought of the one Greek leader whose name might be identified with this particular combination of letters. It was Alexander the Great.":
logical thinking
"He began with another cartouche from the same inscription and numbered each of the hieroglyphs in it.":
logical thinking
"'I am going to do it,' he had said as a boy when the mathematician Fourier showed him a copy of the Rosetta Stone.":