HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Shang
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Zhou
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Qin
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Han
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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 BCE) to legitimize their overthrow of the earlier Shang dynasty ( c. 1600–1046 BCE).
Detailed explanation-2: -The Xia Dynasty The Zhou created the idea of the “Mandate of Heaven, ‘’ which stated that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at any given time.
Detailed explanation-3: -The “Mandate of Heaven” is an ancient Chinese philosophical concept, which originated during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BCE).
Detailed explanation-4: -The Zhou Dynasty made significant cultural contributions to agriculture, education, military organization, Chinese literature, music, philosophical schools of thought, and social stratification as well as political and religious innovations.
Detailed explanation-5: -Under the Zhou Dynasty, China moved away from worship of Shangdi (“Celestial Lord”) in favor of worship of Tian (“heaven”), and they created the Mandate of Heaven.