A polis of ancient Greece was a "<span>a. politically independent unit that included a city and surrounding land" although it should be noted that it was not completely politically independent. </span>
Civilization of Mesopotamia and enacted by king Hammurabi
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.
During the Renaissance the most important change was the fall of feudalism and the rise of a capitalist market.
