They thought that their rulers were matched by heaven?!?!?!?!
The Zhou kings claimed to possess the manudate of heaven. According to this idea, heavengave power to the king,or leader.
the gods gave them rights to rule! :)
Zhou
prove the legitimacy of dynastic rule
Type your answer here... Zhou
because the mandate of heaven chose the leaders and kings
Type your answer here... The Shang lost the Mandate of Heaven.
the zhou dynasty lost the mandate of heaven because there were too many natural disasters and rebellions which didnt give the people the right to rule
Zhou
They had the Mandate of Heaven, which is the divine right to rule from the gods.
prove the legitimacy of dynastic rule
Type your answer here... Zhou
Heaven
because the mandate of heaven chose the leaders and kings
The Zhou claimed they had the right to start a new dynasty because of the Mandate of Heaven.
Type your answer here... The Shang lost the Mandate of Heaven.
Type your answer here... The Shang lost the Mandate of Heaven.
All the ancient Chinese dynasties' leaders, starting at the Zhou, had to claim a mandate from heaven.
Mandate of Heaven