An opinion is your belief about a topic(i.e politics) an assumption, is what you think about a topic. A fact is common knowledge, like something that was proven by science( the sun is a star)
Answer:
<em>Once they had mastered the three kinds of Egyptian writing, nineteenth-century scholars had the key to more than three thousand years of Egyptian history.</em>
Explanation:
The cause-and-effect relationship is a type of relationship where one thing or event makes another one happen. The first thing/event is referred to as the cause, and its consequence is the effect.
The excerpt from<em> The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone </em>that shows this relationship is the fourth one: <em>Once they had mastered the three kinds of Egyptian writing, nineteenth-century scholars had the key to more than three thousand years of Egyptian history.</em>
We have two events - the 19th-century scholars mastering the three kinds of Egyptian writing, and them having the key to more than three thousand years of Egyptian history. The former is the cause of the latter: if they didn't master Egyptian writing, they wouldn't know that much about Egyptian history.
<u>John Updike (</u> 1932 – 2009) was an American poet and novelist. He also wrote short stories and was a literary critic. He became famous for his comical ‘ <em><u>Rabbit’ </u></em>series.
Question: What is a common characteristic of John Updike’s writing?
Answer: D.) it is often humorous
