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Sometimes Chinese rulers inherited the throne. At other times, they fought for the right to rule. In either instance, the Chinese believed that rulers came to power because it was their destiny, or fate. This idea was called the Mandate of Heaven. A mandate is a law, or an order.
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They thought that their rulers were matched by heaven?!?!?!?!
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The mandate of heaven was a belief in ancient Chinese political philosophy that gave rulers the right to rule based on their virtue and ability to govern justly. It was used to justify the overthrow of a ruler seen as unjust or corrupt. The concept influenced the rise and fall of dynasties in Chinese history.
The term that describes rulers from the same family who pass the right to rule from one generation to the next is Dynasty
The term that describes rulers from the same family who pass the right to rule from one generation to the next is Dynasty
Chinese farmers were not happy under the Manchu rule. They said the rulers were greedy and unfair. Most Chinese farmers were poor. Finally the peasants rebelled.
Absolute rulers tended to rule without Parliament.
The Mandate of Heaven gave emperors in China the divine right to rule based on their ability to rule justly. In this way, the government of ancient China was able to remove incompetent or tyrannical rulers and keep those who were good and fair.
when they went to war
Chinese rulers built the Great Wall of China Equality for more groups of citizens.
During the Yuan rule in China, Mongol rulers didn't treat the Chinese equally. They made the Chinese pay more tax than the Mongols. They also didn't allow the Chinese to serve in the army. What was the long-term effect of this unequal treatment?
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