Question

1. what was the mandate of heaven?

a. a set of strict laws
b. permission from heaven to rule china
c. a list of punishments for rulers
d. a trade route across asia

Explanation:

The Mandate of Heaven was a Chinese philosophical concept that justified the rule of a particular emperor or dynasty. It was the idea that a ruler's authority came from a divine source (Heaven) as a permission to rule, and if a ruler was unjust, this mandate could be withdrawn. Option A refers to legalism's strict laws, C is not related to the Mandate of Heaven, and D is the Silk Road. So the correct description is B.

Answer:

B. Permission from Heaven to rule China