How were Egyptian hieroglyphs deciphered?
Egyptian hieroglyphs were deciphered in 1822 by French scholar Jean-François Champollion, using the Rosetta Stone, which had the same text in three scripts.
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- What did China's first emperor standardize?
“China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, standardized writing, coins, and even cart axle widths.”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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How was the Terracotta Army discovered?
China's Terracotta Army, about 8,000 clay soldiers, was discovered in 1974 by farmers digging a well.
Surprising fact about vodka
10 percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.