HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The belief that a dynasty’s “right to rule” is granted by the gods
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A set of laws written by the Emperor and priests
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The belief that China is the world’s only great civilization
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Zhou created the Mandate of Heaven: 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 Mandate to justify their overthrow of the Shang, and their subsequent rule.
Detailed explanation-2: -What exactly was the Mandate of Heaven? The Mandate of Heaven was the belief that the Chinese emperor had a divine right to rule given him by the god or divine force known as Heaven or Sky. The emperor had absolute power but also a responsibility to rule for the good of his people.
Detailed explanation-3: -All of this came together in the central idea of Han rule-known as the Mandate of Heaven. It said that the emperors ruled because they had fulfilled their ren, meaning “benevolent duty, ‘’ to the community. But it also said that if they ruled badly, heaven would let them know it with crop failures or natural disasters.