Question

Why did Zhou kings use the idea of the Mandate of Heaven

Answer 1

To persuade their people to believe that the gods favored their rule

Step-by-step explanation:

To justify their rebellion against the Shang, the Zhou promoted the idea of the Mandate of Heaven, or the divine right to rule. The cruelty of the last Shang king, they declared, had so outraged the gods that they had sent ruin on him. The gods then passed the Mandate of Heaven to the Zhou, who “treated the multitudes of the people well.”

Answer 2

The Zhou kings believed that they were the one chosen people by the gods to rule over the land. This idea was called the Mandate of Heaven. They used this idea to persuade their people that the gods favored them.

C. to persuade their people to believe that the gods favored their rule