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

Responses

Legalism
Legalism

the Mandate of Heaven
the Mandate of Heaven

the Spring and Autumn period
the Spring and Autumn period

oracle bones

1 answer

The idea used by Zhou emperors to legitimize their rule and their conquest of the Shang Dynasty was the Mandate of Heaven. This concept suggested that the emperors had the divine right to rule as long as they governed justly and effectively.