Read the reference.

Cottrell, Leonard. Reading the Past The Story of

Deciphering Ancient Languages. New York: Crowell-Collier

Books, 1971

What information would the author of The Riddle of the

Rosetta Stone most likely have found useful in this

reference?

the current location of the Rosetta Stone

how our reading habits have changed in the past

several centuries

how the Rosetta Stone helped scholars to interpret

ancient writings

what hieroglyphics have in common with other ancient

languages

Compare the excerpt you read from the introduction of great astronomers to the article you read about gis. what differences in purpose and tone do you notice?

Which word best describes the author's tone in this excerpt from "that spot" by jack london? i don’t think much of stephen mackaye any more, though i used to swear by him. i know that in those days i loved him more than my own brother. if ever i meet stephen mackaye again, i shall not be responsible for my actions. it passes beyond me that a man with whom i shared food and blanket, and with whom i mushed over the chilcoot trail, should turn out the way he did. i always sized steve up as a square man, a kindly comrade, without an iota of anything vindictive or malicious in his nature. i shall never trust my judgment in men again. why, i nursed that man through typhoid fever; we starved together on the headwaters of the stewart; and he saved my life on the little salmon. and now, after the years we were together, all i can say of stephen mackaye is that he is the meanest man i ever knew. a. excited b. ironic c. indignant d. playful

The overwhelming majority of the peoples and nations of the world today want to live in peace