Ancient China Mandate of Heaven

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Introduction

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In the ancient world, what part of a civilization helps to explain what happens when we die?

• Writing

• Religion

• Social Structure

  
  

• Art

• Government

  
  

• ​Ancient Chinese people believed the "Mandate of Heaven" is what gave their leaders the right to rule
  
  The Mandate of Heaven is permission from the gods
  
  Without this, you wouldn't have any legitimacy for your claim to rule

What did Ancient Chinese people think gave their leaders the right to rule?

Multiple Choice

What is something Chinese leaders needed in order to justify there rule?

• The Mandate of Heaven

• Strong army

• Be born of a noble family

• Have a lot of money

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What did the Mandate of Heaven give that a ruler needed to justify their claim to rule?

• Approval from local leaders.
• Military strength and power.
• The right from God to rule and legitimacy

• Right to govern based on lineage.

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

• The Mandate of heaven was a claim that the Gods gave someone the right to rule in China

• This idea is called "Divine right to rule"

• They would lose the right to rule if they were poor rulers

Multiple Choice

What word works as a synonym for "MANDATE"?

• Forbiddance

• Permission

• Punishment

• Denial

Multiple Choice

What does the "HEAVEN" part mean in the phrase "MANDATE OF HEAVEN"?

• Taxes

• Gods/Ancestors

  
  

• By Force

  
  

• People

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What is a Dynasty?

• ​A Dynasty is one family that rules over a country or region over a long period of time

• Dynasties would be in control of China until they lost the Mandate of Heaven

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What is a Dynasty?

• A dynasty is a type of government.
• A dynasty is a series of rulers from the same family.
• A dynasty is a group of unrelated leaders.
• A dynasty is a period of time without rulers.

Losing the Mandate of Heaven

• A dynasty could lose the Mandate of Heaven by caring more for himself then he did for his people

• If the Dynasty in power showed themselves to be poor rulers, eventually, a new dynasty would rebel, and claim the Mandate of Heaven themselves

1. Chaos and turmoil

2. Higher taxes, corruption

3. Walls and road begin to crumble, lack of maintenance

Unsuccessful:

Successful:

What does a successful and unsuccessful Dynasty look like?

1. ​Brings order and peace

2. Supports education and arts

3. Build roads, defensive walls and irrigation systems

   
   

This process of constantly replacing old dynasties with new ones is called "The Dynastic Cycle"

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What happens if a Dynasty doesn't rule their people well?

• The dynasty will get get replaced with a new one.

• The dynasty will be celebrated for their leadership.
• The dynasty will gain more wealth and resources.
• The dynasty would use military force to maintain their power

Multiple Choice

After a dynasty was overthrown, a new dynasty would bring _______________ and ________________ back to the kingdom.

• order and stability
• weakness and division
• destruction and despair
• chaos and confusion

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What was the Dynastic Cycle?

• A theory about the economic growth of China.
• A religious belief system in ancient China.
• A military strategy used by Chinese dynasties.
• The process of a Dynasty becoming corrupt, and then getting replaced by a new one

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