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

question 44

Multiple Choice

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

• A)by maintaining strict surveillance over the people
• B)by introducing the concept of the mandate of heaven
• 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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