SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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Rulers in ancient China used the Mandate of Heaven to justify their overthrows of previous dynasties.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The concept of the Mandate of Heaven also extends to the ruler’s family having divine rights and was first used to support the rule of the kings of the Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BC) to legitimize their overthrow of the earlier Shang dynasty (1600–1069 BC).
Detailed explanation-2: -The Zhou Dynasty overthrew the Shang Dynasty, and used the Mandate of Heaven as justification.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Shang Dynasty ended in about 1050 BCE, when conquerors from the state of Zhou invaded the capital and successfully toppled the Shang Dynasty. The Zhou conquerors claimed to overthrow the Shang Dynasty for moral reasons. They said that the Shang king was evil and that heaven no longer wanted him to rule.
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