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According to the Mandate of Heaven, a Chinese emperor could remain in power as long as he-(1 point)Responsesobeyed all religious lawsobeyed all religious lawsconquered new landsconquered new landscontrolled the flooding of the Yellow Rivercontrolled the flooding of the Yellow Riverruled as a fair and just leader
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According to the Mandate of Heaven, a Chinese emperor could remain in power as long as he **ruled as a fair and just leader**. This concept suggested that the emperor's right to rule was conditional on his ability to govern wisely and justly. If he failed in this, it was believed that he could lose the mandate, and thus the right to rule.