The Mandate of Heaven is a Chinese political and religious doctrine to justify the rule of the King or Emperor of China. According to this belief, <em>Heaven</em> bestows a mandate on the ruler of China. However, if he was overthrown, or if natural disasters occurred, this was considered an indication that the ruler had lost the mandate. Therefore, civilian rebellions were accepted as part of the cycle. The cycle had the following pattern:
- A New Dynasty Rises
- A New Dynasty Rules
- Mandate of Heaven Lost by the Dynasty
- The Dynasty Grows Weak
- Period of Violence Follows
According to Chinese citizens, a new dynasty would rise and become powerful. This would lead them to rule as long as they received the mandate of heaven. However, if heaven was displeased with the ruler, the dynasty would lose its mandate. As a consequence, China would experience natural disasters, rebellions and the weakening of the dynasty. A period of violence and rebellion on the part of the citizens would follow, until a different dynasty arose from the chaos and became the ruling dynasty and the cycle continued.
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Electing public officials who opposed the expansion of railways✓✓✓
The answer to 1 is C) a system of roads and bridges
The answer to 2 is C) they built terraces in the mountains
The answer to 3 is A) corn
The answer to 4 is C) a calendar
The answer to 5 is C) building island gardens
Whoo, that's a lot of "C's!" Hope this helps! Please let me know if I got some wrong :)
The Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis & Clark Expedition and its “Sea-coasts, or Inland Countries; Course and Junctions of Rivers and First, Jefferson was eager to push western exploration and American claims It is also questionable how firmly the expedition reinforced the nation's claim to the Oregon territory.
THE answer is C.
