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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• The Rosetta Stone is an ancient Egyptian artifact discovered in 1799.
• It features a decree inscribed in three different scripts: Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, Demotic script, and Ancient Greek.
• Because scholars already understood Ancient Greek, they used it to translate the hieroglyphs.
• This breakthrough allowed historians to read thousands of ancient Egyptian texts for the first time.

The student wants to explain the historical significance of the Rosetta Stone. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

Discovered in 1799, the Rosetta Stone features an ancient decree written in three different scripts, including Ancient Greek.

B

By providing a known Greek translation of Egyptian hieroglyphs, the Rosetta Stone enabled scholars to read ancient Egyptian texts for the first time.

C

Scholars who already understood Ancient Greek were able to study the Rosetta Stone after it was discovered in 1799.

D

The Rosetta Stone is an Egyptian artifact that contains texts in hieroglyphs, Demotic script, and Ancient Greek.