Question

APWH SAQ 1. Analyze one reason why the Mandate of Heaven was developed by the Zhou dynasty in China. 2. Identify and explain one similarity and one difference between the power of the Chinese rulers under the mandate and the power of the Egyptian pharaoh.

Answer 1

1. Mandate of Heaven was developed to legitimize the power of the ruler. For example, during the rule of a ruler, there are no natural disasters like earthquakes and drought, then the people will assume that the ruler obtain the mandate of heaven

2. One difference between power of the Chinese rulers and Egyptian rulers is that the Egyptians believed that their ruler is god. On the other hand, Chinese rulers are viewed to have blessings from god. One similarity is that both Chinese and Egyptian rulers used religion to claim their rule.