- What was the Chinese concept of the “Mandate of Heaven”?
| A politico-religious belief demonstrating that a person held rule because of the consent of heaven | ||
| The belief that China held a special place in heaven over any other peoples of the Earth. | ||
| The idea that the will of the people was written in heaven by the gods | ||
| A religious belief stating that people could not go to heaven unless they supported their ruler. |
