HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Question
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The belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods
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Confucianism
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Mandate of Heaven
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dynasty
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Daoism
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The ‘Mandate of Heaven’ established the idea that a ruler must be just to keep the approval of the gods. It was believed that natural disasters, famines, and astrological signs were signals that the emperor and the dynasty were losing the Mandate of Heaven.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Mandate of Heaven was created in 1027 BCE and used by the Zhou Dynasty to overthrow the Shang empire and establish power. The Mandate was used for centuries to explain the rise and fall of dynasties in China. Historians call this pattern the dynastic cycle.
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