Early Zhou monarchs justified their rule by,
a. claiming a direct lineage to Shang rulers
b. enforcing rigid military rule over the people
c. citing Confucian texts on governing
d. claiming that they held the Mandate of Heaven
Ans: d. claiming that they held the Mandate of Heaven
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