Answer:
Correct answer is D finally enabled scholars to unlock the Egyptian past.
Explanation:
Option D is the correct one, because it focuses on the importance of deciphering the hieroglyphs for the development of historical science. Scholars were finally able to discuss about history of Ancient Egypt.
Option A is not correct as people were finally able to read them after 1799.
Option B is not correct as this is not the central idea of the text.
Option C is not correct as the story starts a couple of millennium ago, not in 700 AD.
