"For many years Champollion's progress was blocked because, like de Sacy and earlier scholars, he believed the hieroglyphs represented things, not sounds. Then, in 1822, he reversed his position. Some of Champollion's rivals suggested that he had gotten the idea from Thomas Young's Encyclopedia Britannica article. There the English scholar explained how the hieroglyphs in Ptolemy's name stood for sounds. Champollion hotly denied these suggestions, claiming that he had arrived at his new position entirely on his own."

like de Sacy and earlier scholars, he believed the hieroglyphs represented things, not sounds"

Explanation:

The remainder of the question is:

Which line from the passage shows how de Sacy's and Champollion's ideas were the same?

The line from the passage that shows that the ideas of de Sacy and Champollion were the same is "like de Sacy and earlier scholars, he believed the hieroglyphs represented things, not sounds"

This indicates that they both had thesame opinion with regards to the hieroglyphs.

answer:   c. the drafting of common sense

explanation:

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