4. “. . . our kings of Zhou treated the people well . . . and presided over (led) services to spirits and to Heaven. Heaven therefore instructed the Zhou kings. . . and gave them the decree (right) to rule.

—Book of History

 

Based on this quote, why did Heaven give the Zhou kings the Mandate of Heaven?

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Responses

because they helped people could lead a good life
because they helped people could lead a good life

because they sacrificed to the spirits
because they sacrificed to the spirits

because they devoted riches to Heaven
because they devoted riches to Heaven

because they instructed the people

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because they instructed the people