<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>The Rosetta Stone</title>
<style>
@page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.5in; }
* { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
body { font-family: 'Georgia', serif; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; }
h1 { font-size: 22px; color: #e65100; margin-bottom: 2px; }
h2 { font-size: 13px; color: #555; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 6px; }
h3 { font-size: 14px; color: #e65100; margin: 4px 0 2px; page-break-after: avoid; }
.reading-box { background: #fff3e0; border-left: 5px solid #ff9800; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; padding: 6px 10px; margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.3; }
.reading-box p { margin-bottom: 2px; text-indent: 1em; }
.reading-box p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.answer-line { border-bottom: 1px solid #b0bec5; height: 18px; margin-bottom: 2px; }
.answer-lines-triple .line-row { border-bottom: 1px solid #b0bec5; height: 15px; margin-bottom: 1px; }
.fill-blank-line { display: inline-block; width: 80px; border-bottom: 1px solid #b0bec5; height: 18px; vertical-align: text-bottom; margin: 0 2px; }
.activity-box { border: 2px solid #ff9800; border-radius: 6px; padding: 5px 8px; margin-bottom: 4px; background: #fffaf3; }
.activity-box p { margin-bottom: 2px !important; }
.draw-box { border: 2px dashed #ff9800; border-radius: 6px; height: 55px; background: #fafafa; margin-bottom: 4px; }
.circle-box { display: inline-block; width: 14px; height: 14px; border: 2px solid #ff9800; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 3px; vertical-align: middle; }
.wordbank span { background: #fff3e0; border: 1px solid #ff9800; border-radius: 4px; padding: 1px 5px; font-size: 10.5px; margin-right: 2px; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 2px; }
table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 11px; page-break-inside: avoid; }
th { background: #fff3e0; color: #e65100; padding: 3px 5px; text-align: left; font-size: 10.5px; border: 1px solid #ffe0b2; }
td { padding: 3px 5px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; }
tr:nth-child(even) { background: #fef5ee; }

.lesson-section { page-break-inside: avoid; }
.vocab-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 4px; margin-bottom: 6px; }
.vocab-card { border: 2px solid #ff9800; border-radius: 6px; padding: 4px 7px; }
.vocab-card strong { display: block; color: #e65100; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 2px; }
.vocab-card .line-row { border-bottom: 1px solid #b0bec5; height: 16px; }
.draw-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px; }
.tf-item { margin-bottom: 5px; }
</style>
</head>
<body>



<div class="page">

<h1>πŸ—Ώ The Rosetta Stone</h1>
<h2>Week 4 &bull; Tuesday &bull; Cracking the Ancient Code</h2>



<section class="lesson-section">

<h3>πŸ“– Reading Time</h3>
<div class="reading-box">

<p>Here is a mystery: for hundreds of years, NOBODY could read hieroglyphics. The last people who knew how had died long ago. Egypt's walls were covered in messages no one could understand. It was like a giant locked treasure chest with no key!</p>

<p>Then, in 1799, soldiers digging near a town called Rosetta in Egypt found a big black stone. The <strong>Rosetta Stone</strong> had the SAME message written three ways: in hieroglyphics, in another Egyptian script, and in Greek. And people could still read Greek!</p>

<p>A clever French scholar named <strong>Jean-FranΓ§ois Champollion</strong> studied the stone for years. In 1822, he cracked the code! Thanks to the Rosetta Stone, historians can now read the words of ancient Egypt β€” their stories, prayers, and even their jokes.</p>

</div>


</section>

<section class="lesson-section">

<h3>✏️ Reading Questions</h3>

<p>1. Why couldn't anyone read hieroglyphics for hundreds of years?</p>

<div class="answer-line"></div>


<p>2. What made the Rosetta Stone so special?</p>

<div class="answer-line"></div>


<p>3. Who cracked the code, and how did the Greek writing help?</p>

<div class="answer-lines-triple">
<div class="line-row"></div>
<div class="line-row"></div>
<div class="line-row"></div>
</div>




</section>

</div>


<div class="page">



<section class="lesson-section">

<h3>πŸ“Š The Story in Order</h3>
<p style="font-size:10.5px; color:#555;">Number these events 1 to 4 in the order they happened.</p>
<table>
<tr><th>Event</th><th>Order (1–4)</th></tr>

<tr><td>Champollion cracks the code in 1822</td><td></td></tr>

<tr><td>Ancient Egyptians write in hieroglyphics</td><td></td></tr>

<tr><td>Soldiers find the Rosetta Stone in 1799</td><td></td></tr>

<tr><td>Everyone forgets how to read hieroglyphics</td><td></td></tr>

</table>


</section>

<section class="lesson-section">

<h3>✏️ Fill in the Blanks</h3>

<div class="wordbank">
<span>Rosetta</span><span>Greek</span><span>code</span><span>three</span><span>Champollion</span>
</div>


<p>1. The famous stone was found near a town called <span class="fill-blank-line"></span>.</p>

<p>2. The stone had the same message written <span class="fill-blank-line"></span> ways.</p>

<p>3. People could still read the <span class="fill-blank-line"></span> writing on the stone.</p>

<p>4. <span class="fill-blank-line"></span> was the scholar who solved the mystery.</p>

<p>5. He cracked the <span class="fill-blank-line"></span> of hieroglyphics in 1822.</p>



</section>

</div>


<div class="page">



<section class="lesson-section">

<h3>πŸ” Hands-On: Crack a Code</h3>
<div class="activity-box">

<p style="margin-bottom:2px;"><strong>Secret code:</strong> β˜… = A, ☾ = E, ♦ = L, β˜€ = N, β™₯ = I, ● = C, β–² = T.</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:2px;">Now decode this word: β˜… β˜€ ● β™₯ ☾ β˜€ β–² &nbsp;&nbsp;β†’&nbsp;&nbsp; write your answer on the line below!</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:2px;">You just did what Champollion did β€” you used a key to crack a code!</p>

</div>

<table>
<tr><th>Code</th><th>Your answer</th></tr>

<tr><td>β˜… β˜€ ● β™₯ ☾ β˜€ β–²</td><td></td></tr>

<tr><td>β–² β˜… ♦ ☾</td><td></td></tr>

</table>



</section>

<section class="lesson-section">

<h3>🧠 Think About It</h3>

<p>1. Why was cracking the hieroglyphic code so important for historians?</p>

<div class="answer-lines-triple">
<div class="line-row"></div>
<div class="line-row"></div>
<div class="line-row"></div>
</div>


<p>2. How do you think Champollion felt the day he solved it?</p>

<div class="answer-line"></div>




</section>

</div>


</body>
</html>