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Q: Where did the Sumerian kings claim to get their power to rule?
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What did Sumerian kings have to do?

they placed the power to govern in kings because they believed the god let the kings rule. the gods let the kings rule because the kings worshipped them. the priests were also leaders but not as strong as kings. kings were trusted with Sumerian government because they strongly believed in their religion.


Where did kings claim they got their power to rule the people?

This was formally known as the divine right of kings.


What did the Sumerians believe in which they meant their right to rule was God given?

There is nothing in Sumerian religious writings that says that kings have a 'divine right' to rule. What happened was that in many of the Sumerian earliest settlements, priests were the virtual rulers of a community. Building on that, later Kings still retained an aura of having a direct link to the gods; also, the early Sumerian myths mentioned a long list of equally mythical kings descended from the gods who were said to have ruled for improbably long periods. From that, it was only a small step to the claim that a King's right to rule was god-given.


What is a formal order that gave kings power to rule?

the Dao was a formal order that gave kings the power to rule.


Who gave the zhou kings power to rule?

the gods gave them rights to rule! :)


Does Dao mean a formal order that gave kings power to rule?

yes


Which empire eventually replaced Sumerian rule?

the asyrians replaced the sumerian rule. i hope i helped :) (( what a mouth full! sumerians and asyrians))


How did Assyrian kings attempt to legitimize their rule?

Assyrian Kings claimed Divine Right, e.g. that they were appointed by the gods to rule over the people. They used their military prowess as evidence of this power.


During which time period did kings and queens rule with total power?

middle ages


The system of rule by kings?

A Monarchy is a system of rule by kings.


Divine right of kings in a sentence?

Divine right was the belief that kings were in power because the family had been chosen by God to rule, and because of that were more fit and able to rule then everyone else.


Why would the Yamato clan's claim to be descended from sun goddess affect its power?

Yamato would like power from the god of the sun to rule Japan rule