Multiple choice

A basic principle of Chinese government, which allows a revolution to overthrow and replace a corrupt ruler, is called

  1. the ideograph.

  2. the Mandate of Heaven

  3. ancestor worship

  4. filial piety
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Mandate of Heaven provided the moral justification for replacing a ruler who failed to govern effectively or ethically, as it was believed they had lost divine favor.

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