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What events caused the period of decline in the Shang dynasty and ultimately caused the Shang dynasty to lose the Mandate of Heaven?

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Answer:the Zhou believed that the Shang kings had become immoral with their excessive drinking, luxuriant living, and cruelty, and so had lost their mandate. The gods' blessing was given instead to the new ruler under the Zhou Dynasty, which would rule china for the next long 800 years

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