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Are ancient Chinese characters still legible for the average Chinese person today? If not, how did they evolve into the characters that are used in modern China?

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On June 5, 1942 the United States declared war on Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria. Did the US ever have a substantial clash with these nations and what impact on the war effort did a formal declaration of have?

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How do we know what ancient dead languages (Assyrian, Hittite, Egyptian, Akkadian, etc.) sounded like when spoken?

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Are ancient Chinese characters still legible for the average Chinese person today? If not, how did they evolve into the characters that are used in modern China?	157
On June 5, 1942 the United States declared war on Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria. Did the US ever have a substantial clash with these nations and what impact on the war effort did a formal declaration of have?	31
How do we know what ancient dead languages (Assyrian, Hittite, Egyptian, Akkadian, etc.) sounded like when spoken?	3