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 Mandate of Heaven the Mandate of Heaven the Spring and Autumn period the Spring and Autumn period Legalism Legalism

Answer 1

The idea that was used by Zhou emperors to legitimize their rule and their conquest of the Shang Dynasty is **the Mandate of Heaven**. This concept held that the right to rule was granted by heaven based on the virtue of the ruler, and it justified the Zhou's overthrow of the Shang.