After ten centuries of wars, defeats, and victories, the Byzantine Empire came to an end when Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks in May 1453. The city's fall sent shock waves throughout Christendom. It is widely quoted as the event that marked the end of the European Middle Ages.
The correct answer is letter C. The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand. That is the event that triggered the start of World War I. Archduke Ferdinand was from Austria, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. He was assassinated by Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip on June 1914.
For the answer to the question above, the answer is The Mandate of Heaven. T<span>the idea that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at a time, and that this ruler had the blessing of the gods. They used this </span>Mandate<span> to justify their overthrow of the Shang and their subsequent rule</span>