45 POINTS Read this excerpt from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone by James Cross Giblin. A few experts challenged Champollion's m
ethods and clung to the notion that the hieroglyphs had a purely symbolic meaning. But Champollion's defenders, after further studies, proved his approach correct beyond any doubt. Which answer choice best states a cause-and-effect relationship from the excerpt? A.Cause: A few experts challenged Champollion’s methods.Effect: They proved that hieroglyphs had purely symbolic meanings. B.Cause: A few experts challenged Champollion’s methods.Effect: Defenders of Champollion proved that he was correct. C.Cause: Most people believed that hieroglyphs had purely symbolic meanings. Effect: Champollion proved them wrong. D.Cause: Many studies proved that Champollion’s approach was correct.Effect: A few experts challenged Champollion’s ideas.
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A thesis statement is the main idea of an essay. It consists of the topic of the essay and the writer's claim about the topic that will be proven throughout the essay.
