Mandate of Heaven and the Dynastic Cycle

Mandate of Heaven and the Dynastic Cycle

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Mandate of Heaven

Multiple Choice

According to the Mandate of Heaven, a ruler would stay in power as long as he...?

• Obeys the priests
• controlled an army
• governed justly and truly
• conquered new territories

Multiple Choice

The Mandate of Heaven

• justified the changing of dynasties
• justified rebelling against the ruling family
• justified waging war against neighboring societies
• justified putting down rebellions with swift violence

Multiple Select

Accomplishments of a successful Mandate of Heaven

• Bring peace and order

• Build roads, defensive walls and irrigation systems

• support education and arts

• allow corruption

Multiple Choice

A strong leader emerges and establishes a new dynasty

___________ mandate__________ begins again

• Claims, cycle

• Destroys, Warring

Multiple Choice

What were the time periods in ancient China broken up into?

• Dynasties
• Decades
• Cycles
• Kingdoms

Multiple Choice

What was the Dynastic Cycle?

• Process by which scholars were chosen for civil service.
• The process where a Dynasty rises, becomes corrupt, and this is a reason for a new dynasty to rise up and overthrow the previous Dynasty.  
• The process of God choosing the ruler.
• The process of children gaining education.

Multiple Choice

In Divine Right , the monarch considered him/herself to be God's Representative. True/False

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The Mandate of Heaven and Divine Right differ because the Mandate of Heaven thought their power was

• unlimited

• temporary

Multiple Choice

The Mandate of Heaven and Divine Right are similar because they claim their power is

• natural

• heavenly

Multiple Choice

Divine Right is that monarchs believe they had the right to Govern because their power was granted by God

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In exchange for loyalty, the ruler must maintain order

Rulers need Mandate of Heaven to rule

If lost, the people were allowed to rebel.

• True

• False