prove the legitimacy of dynastic rule
They thought that their rulers were matched by heaven?!?!?!?!
They believed in mandate from/for heaven.
the zhou dynasty lost the mandate of heaven because there were too many natural disasters and rebellions which didnt give the people the right to rule
Type your answer here... Zhou
Heaven
because the mandate of heaven chose the leaders and kings
Zhou
The Zhou claimed they had the right to start a new dynasty because of the Mandate of Heaven.
Type your answer here... The Shang lost the Mandate of Heaven.
Type your answer here... The Shang lost the Mandate of Heaven.
All the ancient Chinese dynasties' leaders, starting at the Zhou, had to claim a mandate from heaven.