Which of the Following Religious Traditions Did the Ming Emperors

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following religious traditions did the Ming emperors use to bolster their claim to legitimacy?

• A) The emperor called himself the shadow of God.
• B) The emperor claimed the mandate of heaven.
• C) The emperor refrained from collecting taxes from Buddhist monasteries such as Dongyang.
• D) The emperor forced all of the imperial princes to enter Buddhist monasteries, thereby removing them as alternate sources of power.

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