The Zhou kings used the idea of the Mandate of Heaven primarily to persuade their people to believe that the gods favored their rule. This concept was essential for legitimizing their authority and establishing a moral basis for governance, suggesting that their rule was sanctioned by divine forces.
Why did the Zhou kings use the idea of the Mandate of Heaven? (1 point) Responses to replace the Shang idea of dynastic cycles with their own favorable concept to replace the Shang idea of dynastic cycles with their own favorable concept to convince the gods to strengthen and protect their new dynasty to convince the gods to strengthen and protect their new dynasty to persuade their people to believe that the gods favored their rule to persuade their people to believe that the gods favored their rule to provide an explanation for famines and other natural disasters to provide an explanation for famines and other natural disasters
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