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The Zhou Conquest and the Mandate of Heaven
Explain how the Zhou Dynasty legitimized their overthrow of the Shang through the philosophical concept of the Mandate of Heaven (Tianming).
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Ancient China: Shang and Zhou Dynasties and Early Culture
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Analyze early Chinese dynastic continuity, oracle bone writing, the Mandate of Heaven, bronze metallurgy, and agricultural innovations.
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