Question

Mandate of Heaven (Meaning/Belief, Importance, etc.)

Answer 1

The mandate of heaven is a justification for the right for emperors to rule ancient china (like europes kings and "crowned by god" policies). The mandate of heaven states Emperors gain right to rule china from the heavens, it also justified rebellion's which happened a lot in ancient china, it states only one real/legitimate ruler in china could rule at a time.

THIS WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE: The Zhou used the mandate of heaven to overthrow the Shang's rule over china.

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Answer 2

Mandate of Heaven created by Zhou.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mandate of Heaven created by Zhou which says that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at a time, that had the blessing of the gods. This Mandate of Heaven used by the ruler to justify their overthrow of the Shang dynasty and helps them in the later period of their rule. The citizen of the empire follow this mandate which helps the Zhou to rule over the empire peacefully.