Question

Which of the following ideas was used by Zhou emperors to legitimize their rule and their conquest of the Shang Dynasty?(1 point)
Responses

oracle bones
oracle bones

the Spring and Autumn period
the Spring and Autumn period

the Mandate of Heaven
the Mandate of Heaven

Legalism

Answer 1

The idea used by Zhou emperors to legitimize their rule and their conquest of the Shang Dynasty is **the Mandate of Heaven**. This concept asserted that the right to rule was granted by a divine source, and it could be revoked if a ruler became tyrannical or failed to govern justly.