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

History

You might also like to view...

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) served as the central organization of the __________

A) Black Panthers B) Democratic party C) American Communist Party D) New Left

History

Was the New Deal a success or a failure?

What will be an ideal response?

History

The most common form of agriculture in the South after the Civil War was:

A) the gang-system. B) the contract-system. C) sharecropping. D) share tenancy.

History

The end of the Ming dynasty caused Korea to

A) be annexed by Japan. B) accept Manchu overlordship and great cruelty. C) ally with Japan against the Chinese. D) declare its independence. E) flourish culturally.

History