Shang kings believed that they received their power from the gods and their wisdom from ancestors. Why do the gods provide power and the ancestors provide wisdom?

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Shang kings believed that they

received their power from the
gods and their wisdom from
ancestors. Why do the gods
provide power and the
ancestors provide wisdom?

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middle-school

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Gods would provide power since ancestors would live through their lives, leaving the gods to deal with power

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