A. The Spice Islands did not provide enough wealth.
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Answer:
B
Explanation:
Process of Elimination.
Answer A: The Qin dynasty was the emerging winner of the warring states period that created the first unified Chinese empire in 221 BCE. Also, Zhou dynasty preceded the Qin dynasty.
Answer B: As far as I know, the Shang Dynasty came before the Zhou and when the final Shang King became corrupt, Zhou army marched into the capital....and began a new dynasty
Answer C: "The Zhou justified the change of dynasty and their own authority by claiming that the dispossessed Shang had forfeited the "Mandate of Heaven" by their misrule." There was nothing I know and find (just checked) about a rule change due to priest proclamation
Answer D: Mandate of Heaven proclaims right to rule. Those who becomes corrupt and fails to lead the country through hard times loses the mandate of heaven so the answer is just the oppose :)
