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What evidence can you find to support the conclusion that classical Chinese political philosophy perceived the state as an extended family?

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The Zhou created the Mandate of Heaven: the idea that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at a time, and that this ruler had the blessing of the gods. They used this Mandate to justify their overthrow of the Shang, and their subsequent rule.

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