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Read the excerpt from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone by James Cross Giblin.

He recognized immediately that the last two hieroglyphs were the same as two in Ramesses and read "mes." They were accompanied by the figure of a bird, an ibis. Champollion knew from reading ancient Greek books that the ibis was the symbol of Thoth, the Egyptian god of learning and magic. He decided the three hieroglyphs must represent the name of Thothmes, the "Child of Thoth," a pharaoh who ruled Egypt from 1501 to 1447 B. C.

Based on the excerpt, what detail did Champollion use to conclude that the hieroglyphics represent the pharaoh Thothmes?

A. the title of Thoth as the god of learning and magic
B. the dates that Thothmes ruled Egypt
C. the symbolic meaning of the ibis
D. the ancient Greek language

The details of the excerpt point to the big-picture idea that prior to the decoding of the Rosetta Stone, there was much mystery surrounding Egyptian hieroglyphic writing because no one could read it. The Rosetta Stone was a piece of steel that had three languages (Demotic/Egyptian Language, Ancient Greek, and Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs) of a law decree by King Ptolemy V written upon it.

The reader of the excerpt is guided along through the deciphering of combinations of ancient hieroglyphs that seem to point to a former Egyptian Ruler, Rameses II or Ramesses II, (who's name literally means "Son of Ra"; Ra being the Egyptian God of the Sun).

Ramesses II was also known as Ramesses the Great and was one of the most celebrated Egyptian leaders of his time, which aligned him alongside Ra "the Egyptian Sun God" who is known to be one of the most important Egyptian Gods.

Explanation:

i tink itz,, antient greek language.,,

Explanation:

it is true my friend

a. is the correct answer