How Did the First Zhou Rulers Justify Their Overthrow of the Shang

question 28

Multiple Choice

How did the first Zhou rulers justify their overthrow of the Shang?

• A)By maintaining strict surveillance over the people.
• B)By maintaining strict control over both weapons and religious objects.
• C)By convincing the people that they ruled through a mandate from heaven.
• D)By keeping most of the population illiterate and tied to the land.
• E)By monopolizing the trade in metals, salt, and silks.

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