ep·och - noun
a period of time in history or a person's life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics.
"the Victorian epoch"
As my memory serves me well, innovations like the production of gunpowder, tea, and silk are usually attributed to D. China
The last option best shows a meteorite.
Meteorite definition: A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originates in outer space and survives its passage through the atmosphere to reach the surface of a planet or moon.
<span>the gateway of a Shinto shrine, with two uprights and two crosspieces.</span>
Because the rays of the sun gives off a stronger brightness.
Also people want to see the effect of the eclipse and are dumb enough to stare at it, which u really can't due to such brightness.