The Egyptian system of hieroglyphics was:
A)deciphered by Champollion using the Rosetta Stone.
B)a popular version of the more complex cuneiform.
C)used until the invention of printing with movable type.
D)not written on papyrus because it was too expensive.
E)a phonetic system of writing based on the Ubaid language.

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The Egyptian system of hieroglyphics was deciphered by Champollion using the Rosetta Stone, which contained a text in three scripts: Greek, demotic, and hieroglyphic. Champollion used the Greek script, which he could read, to decipher the hieroglyphic script.

The Egyptian System of Hieroglyphics Was