I believe the best answer for this would be D
Explanation: The Mandate of Heaven did not require a ruler to be of noble birth, and had no time limitations. Instead, rulers were expected to be good and just in order to keep the Mandate. The Zhou claimed that their rule was justified by the Mandate of Heaven. In other words, the Zhou believed that the Shang kings had become immoral with their excessive drinking, luxuriant living, and cruelty, and so had lost their mandate.
<span>He used brute force to unify China. He abolished feudalism and created 36 military districts in their place. He gave peasants land to cultivate and charged them high taxes. He used secret police to help.him crush dissent. He also established universal weights and measures in the land making business easier. He built roads and canals throughout the country. Thus he unified China.</span>
He probably became radicalized by his peace protests.
