WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Mandate of Heaven did not require a ruler to be of noble birth, and had no time limitations. Instead, rulers were expected to be good and just in order to keep the Mandate.

Detailed explanation-2: -When the Qin state emerged victorious from the Warring States period in 221 BCE, the state’s leader, King Zheng, claimed the Mandate of Heaven and established the Qin Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty was one of the shortest in all of Chinese history, lasting only about 15 years, but it was also one of the most important.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Zhou Dynasty used the idea of the Mandate of Heaven to justify the overthrow of the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 B.C.E.). Zhou leaders claimed that the Shang emperors had become corrupt and unfit, so Heaven demanded their removal.

Detailed explanation-4: -For centuries, the Mandate of Heaven and Dynastic Cycle were central to Chinese views on government. The Mandate of Heaven was the idea that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at a time. The ruler’s power was bestowed upon the emperor by the blessing of the gods.