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Based on details in The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, which statement best describes Jean-Baptiste Fourier’s influence on Jean-François Champollion?

A)Fourier angered Champollion by pointing out that Champollion was just a boy.
B)Fourier annoyed Champollion because Fourier accompanied Napoleon to Egypt.
C)Fourier shocked Champollion by showing him a copy of the Rosetta Stone.
D)Fourier inspired Champollion to decipher the writings on the Rosetta Stone.

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Jean-Baptiste Fourier is a mathematician who became prefect of Isere, based in Grenoble and Jean-Francois Champollion went to study at the Lycee at Grenoble. Fourier save Champollion from induction into the military by pleading on his behalf.

Based on The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, the statements that best describes the influence of Fourier to Jean-Francois Champollion is the introduction of Champollion to a variety of languages which he became interested in and later learn the eastern languages and Egyptology. By age 16, he mastered Latin, Persian, Sanskrit, Ethiopian, Arabic and Greek. Eventually, he became a famous deciphered of Egyptian hieroglyphs.

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Fourier inspired Champollion to decipher the writings on the Rosetta Stone

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